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In defense of Colin Powell

Taufiq Rahim's racially tinged attack on Secretary of State Colin Powell assaults a distinguished public servant whose life embodies the American Dream in the fullest sense of the phrase.Born to Jamaican immigrants in the Bronx, Powell attended New York City public schools and the City College of New York, where he participated in R.O.T.C.

OPINION | 02/22/2004

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The new room

The semester started out great, so long as I was content to live vicariously. First, my daughter got tenure at a major university.

OPINION | 02/22/2004

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Whose award?

When Secretary of State Colin Powell comes to campus tomorrow morning to make a speech at the centennial celebration of George Kennan, he'll also receive the first Crystal Tiger Award.

OPINION | 02/18/2004

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Taking sides

First things first: I want to thank President Tilghman and Matt Margolin. Tilghman's office confirmed Tuesday that she will hold a USG-organized open meeting with students, along the lines I suggested in my last column, some time soon ? the exact logistics are still being ironed out.This week, I want to suggest a new way of thinking about the administration's role in political debate.

OPINION | 02/18/2004

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Enlarging the applicant pool

If, as Clopin declares in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," "Good intentions are not enough; they've never put an onion in the soup yet," then Nassau Hall will not be serving potage d'oignon any time soon.Chanakya Sethi's article in Monday's 'Prince' ably showed the difficulties facing University officials as they search for minority candidates for high-level administrative positions.

OPINION | 02/18/2004

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My deepest apologies

According to the mountains of hate mail I've received, my last column was outrageously offensive, highly tasteless, and in all respects beneath the dignity of this newspaper.

OPINION | 02/16/2004