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...This was July 1986, and the Reagan Administration's Middle East policy was in shreds. The cornerstone of that policy, the May 17th Agreement, which was supposed to bring peace to Lebanon and Lebanon's recognition of Israel, was clinically dead. The CIA's chief in Beirut had been murdered the year before. Iranian-backed groups were holding dozens of American hostages. It was hard to imagine things getting worse. They did. Four months later the Iran-contra scandal broke...
Going into the last weekend’s season finale, Harvard was ranked 17th by Adidas/NSCAA National Poll and had an outside chance of gaining a first-round bye. Although the Crimson wasn’t awarded a bye, the team was not disappointed...
...standing contradiction inside an Israeli culture where secular values compete with fiercely defended religious traditions. Tel Aviv prides itself on its hip, cosmopolitan nightclubs and an easygoing "life is a beach" attitude, while an hour away, in some Jerusalem neighborhoods, ultra-orthodox men still dress in the style of 17th century Poland, with long black waistcoats and beaver-skin hats. Making up one third of the Jewish residents of the Holy City, the ultra-Orthodox ride their own buses, send their kids to religious schools, and close off streets to cars on the Sabbath. Any Tel Aviv visitor wandering into...
...17th annual Mayor’s Cup took place yesterday at Franklin Park in Boston, and the Harvard men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the 8000 meter race and the 5000 meter race, respectively. This weeks result with only part of the team competing came on the heels of an impressive performance a week ago. A week ago in the Pre-Nationals open race in Terre Haute, Ind., the Crimson men took home the victory, while the women took sixth in their side of the draw. The meet was presented...
Harvard has been a victim of art theft before—including in 1976, when thieves took six paintings worth more than $380,000 from President Derek C. Bok’s Elmwood home. The paintings—including two by French impressionist Eugene Boudin and one by 17th century Dutch painter Gerrit Berckheyde—were recovered the next year, The Crimson reported at the time...