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...course, all arguments are attempt to convince people that one's beliefs are correct. That is basically what Harvard's commitment to "veritas" is all about. All moves to stifle argument can be seen as attempts to narrow the scope of debate such that some beliefs are never questioned--a frightening tactic for house masters to employ...
...luckless drivers, beating and robbing and leaving them sprawled on the roadways. Hovering news helicopters captured several of these assaults; footage rivaling the King video in its wanton brutality was broadcast worldwide. L.A.'s 7,800-member police force, working on alternating 12-hour shifts, was overwhelmed by the scope of the violence. Wholesale looting went largely unchecked; many of the more than 3,700 fires started during the rioting raged out of control, since police protection was unavailable for those fighting the blazes. By Friday, some 4,000 members of the California National Guard took up positions...
Lodge subtly and humorously paints the characters in Paradise News. Particularly, the minor characters manage to achieve some sort of depth within the limited scope of their roles in the book. Harold Best's victimized angst and Brian Everthorpe's jocular callousness escape being caricatures without losing humor...
...used it as an example of a "concern raised by the Hillel students that go [es] far beyond the scope and the mandate of the Harvard Foundation" and said that it "did not promote further discussion of race relations." That Christmas is a basic part of American culture is certainly beyond the scope of the Foundation...
However, some of the racial and cultural concerns raised by the Hillel students go far beyond the scope and mandate of the Harvard Foundation. For example, at a recent "Open Discussion on Race Relations" sponsored at Winthrop House by the Student Advisory Committee to get to the core of some of the racial conflicts between African Americans and Jews in our community, a student leader of Hillel complained that "Harvard's celebration of Christian holidays such as Christmas is as offensive to Jews as is racism to Blacks...