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...current petition drive being led by a host of campus women’s groups, is harassment, plain and simple. The past and present members of the Harvard Corporation in question—D. Ronald Daniel, James R. Houghton ’58 and Robert G. Stone Jr. ’45—have done nothing in their professional lives, so far as we can tell, that would indicte them as bigots. The Staff applauds the Association of Black Harvard Women for sending the right message to these individuals, but it is, in fact, absurd to ask anyone...
This week, the Association of Black Harvard Women (ABHW) rightfully called for Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow James R. Houghton ’58, Corporation member and Harvard Treasurer D. Ronald Daniel and former Senior Fellow and current Harvard Management Company Director Robert G. Stone Jr. ’45 to issue letters reaffirming their commitment to diversity. The demand comes in light of their membership in the Augusta National Golf Club, which came under criticism this fall for its policy excluding women from membership, and coincides with several national groups’ calls for Augusta members to withdraw from...
While it is inappropriate to assume that, as members of Augusta, Houghton, Daniels and Stone are necessarily opposed to diversity, their membership does represent their alignment with an exclusionary club. Harvard, as an institution run by people belonging to that club, suffers by association. To counter the shadow cast on our University those members should publicly reaffirm their commitment to diversity and openness, particularly within institutions that have traditionally been insular clubs for the elite...
...don’t push me,” he threatens on “Don’t Push Me,” with Eminem and Lloyd Banks of his posse G Unit backing him up. This is not surprising coming from the guy who recently told Rolling Stone that “I shot people before. But I ain’t gonna tell...
...apparently met the challenge and created an erosion movie worth seeing. Rivers and Tides tracks artist Andy Goldsworthy, a Scottish sculptor of what he dubs “earthworks,” organic creations positioned in a fashion and location that leaves them vulnerable to the elements. Works of stone, ice and wood are placed on land or in the sea in such a way that they are beaten into uselessness or oblivion. Sounds like an Ingmar Bergman PBS documentary. Rivers and Tides screens...