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for them to really see the honor and privilege,” added Gearan. The board plans to carryout its mission through an aggressive campaign of public and private collaborations, focused Gearan joins an impressive Advisory Board of Governors that consists of eight other college presidents from Stanford, Duke, Cornell, and Yale; chief executive officers from corporations like Lockheed Martin, AOL/Time Warner, Walt Disney; high level executives representing agencies like The MacArthur Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and The David and Lucile Packard Foun-
dation. Government officials include former Senator Bill Bradley, Senator Joseph Lieberman, Senator Fred Thompson, and Senator George Voinovich. “This is a great opportunity to work with some very impressive, diverse, and influential people in an effort to show young people all the fascinating and wonderful things our government is involved with on a daily basis,” remarked Gearan, “I would love to hear the voice of college students on this campus; this is a great opportunity for their voice to have an impact on the way our government works.”
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cell research, he alleges, “Do you know where this is leading us – to a hell hole of human degradation,” and adds, “We have not cured the canker of our mental sickness.” Keyes states our attitudes towards, “killing embryos, doing research [yet claiming] we are not the evil,” as hypocritical to our approach on the terrorism war. Those involved on the “opposite” side will suffer by us; here, there are no displacements of blame nor ‘semi’ involvement considered. Keyes offers the explanation however, that terrorism is “different”, employing action which “disregards” the norm. Keyes maintains American government always “chugged along,” serving as the “most remarkable” thing about the U.S. He stated, “it fell to an ineffectual whisper [at times] but [was] never completely silent.” Stating initially he “hated” America upon learning of slavery, Keys
amended his feelings upon realizing, “we understand what we did…we condemn our actions.” He asserted America, “never forgot the good was possible [and] we never let the abuse be taken for righteousness.” Keyes sees America as currently, “in danger of letting this slip,” and adds, “I pray to God we never give up these truths.” He declared, “We are better than we used to be but not better than we can be.” Keys concluded, “As we embark on this war, we have to confront these moral challenges…[and] renew our allegiances to moral principles.” He continued, “If we can show that integrity, we will come out still free, the way we should be…[as] an example of how human beings can live together peacefully in [a] community of heart and conscience.” More than anything, Keys stressed, “We stand on the long common ground of human hope…every human has dignity and no one should disregard that.”
Chinese Poet Reads Work to HWS Audience Ian Schlanger News Editor
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onday, December 3 – A crowded Geneva room was charged with energy, as faculty, students and community members alike waited for the entrance of a revolutionary. In walked Bei Dao, clad in a tweed sports coat, cauderoy pants, and glasses Dao showed all that revolutions begin in the mind. Professor Deborah Tall of the English Department began the n i g h t ’s poetry reading by introducing Bei Dao. Dao was born in Beijing, China and came of age during the revolutionary times of the late sixties. During the late seventies and through out the eighties Dao was a member of the Misty Poets, a group of writers whose belief in the individual mind, stood in opposition to the Chinese government. In 1989 Dao was linked to the uprisings of Tieneman Square, and forced into exile where he has been on the move continuing with his work. Dao was in town visiting an old friend of his, a Yi Ping, who is also an exiled writer and is currently residing in Ithaca as part of the Ithaca City of Asylum Project. The Asylum project provides a safe haven for those writers whose works have been banned, whose lives have been threatened and who are in need of
protection and shelter. Yi Ping, who like Bei Dao was exiled from China for his involvement in democratic activism, lives with his family in Ithaca as part of a two-year program. The Asylum project, working in conjunction with Cornell University, provides Yi Ping with a stipend, allowing him to write, teach, and translate in a safe environment. Dao stood at the podium and recited a number of his poems, and short essays all in their original Chi-
The crowd was entranced by Dao’s musical voice, and the pure beauty contained within the poem’s original Chinese. nese. Prof. Deborah Tall, Prof. David Weiss, and Prof. Jim Crenner each took turns reciting the translated versions of his selected works. The crowd was entranced by Dao’s musical voice, and the pure beauty contained within the poem’s original Chinese. “I really enjoyed the reading,” noted one William Smith Senior, “It was really powerful to hear his poetry recited in its original language.” As the night wore on Dao answered questions and later signed copies of his various works, for a crowd truly awed by his presence. Perhaps in the end Bei Dao’s poetry is proof that wars aren’t won by military might and tactical strategy, but for the words of one echoing in the minds of thousands.
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