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...drawn by far the most controversy and received the most publicity. Many students have questioned how the council’s grant process approved this funding for the proposed magazine on sex and sexuality at Harvard. But a more complete understanding of the grant process is critical to assess the validity of a grant like the one H Bomb received...
...when Kerry will really want the nation paying attention—less of a show with two stale nominees. Moreover, as weeks progress, Democrats will get better at responding to and predicting Bush campaign tactics, as the president lets loose his campaign juggernaut. Kerry can use the time to assess public perceptions of his political liabilities and weaknesses to make a more informed running-mate selection...
...stocks may have got ahead of the recovery. Meanwhile, job growth has been lackluster, and suddenly terrorism concerns are back in the markets. In short, things are as confused as ever. To sort it out, TIME asked a panel of portfolio managers, moderated by senior writer DANIEL KADLEC, to assess the state of our investments. Our panelists are stalwart long-term bulls on the global economy and believe job growth will return this year. There is wisdom in dividends, they say. And the best buys in flat-screen TVs are the stocks of companies that make them. For more...
...evaluating the evidence for whether Jesus existed, whether he was tried and executed, whether the New Testament contains his teachings, whether he ever set foot in Jerusalem or entered the Temple, what role Jewish groups and Roman leaders may have played in his trial and death. Historians should assess these claims objectively, without any predispositions of religion. As Thomas Jefferson instructed his college-age nephew, “read the Bible, then, as you would read Livy or Tacitus...
Students converged on Lamont in order to complete a surreptitious survey designed by a Harvard College Library (HCL) steering committee to assess the impact of moving Gov Docs. Many of the students who filled out the survey had been informed of its existence through a grass-roots campaign carried out via e-mail lists and word-of-mouth. HCL itself did little to publicize the survey. The survey’s low profile, along with its unfortunate timing—after most thesis research has been completed and before most students have begun term papers—suggests an effort...