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...press that will get McCain in trouble. She will probably win her debates by means of her cold intellect. The Democrats may not be able to find a vice presidential candidate who can match Rice in her time-tested conservative foreign policy expertise. With her deep public policy background as a National Security Advisor to President Bush and then Secretary of State, Rice has the credentials to lead the country at anytime should the need arise...
...longer mandated (the history department’s current requirements are one course in pre-modern history, one course in Western history, one course in non-Western history, and six additional half-courses in the department or related fields), the traditional survey courses that are so fundamental to a background in historical study have a Western bias. The measly two weeks spent on European expansion and imperialism in History 10b: Western Economies, Societies and Polities from 1648 to the Present (this seems a little sparse considering the extreme force with which European “expansion” impacted...
...interesting process to figure out how we’re going to do things,” Ali said of the nuptials. A second-generation Bangladeshi Muslim, she will be stirring her religious and cultural heritage into a marital melting pot with McNeer’s Massachusetts Protestant background. For example, McNeer’s childhood pastor will be presiding over the wedding, but the day before, there will be a traditional Bengali “gaye holud” ceremony. “I’ll be in bright colors, he’ll be in some crazy...
...weather and the baseball styles of the two regions, Jenkins segued into a more personal testimonial:“It was a huge change for me coming to this school. Coming from the South and coming from a Southern Baptist tradition and coming from just the kind of conservative background that I come from, coming here was definitely an eye-opening experience. I think it was good for me because it did open my eyes and it did make me a little more aware of everything that was out there, other than what I had been told all my life...
...President Drew Faust and Dean Michael Smith, Harvard decided last Dec. to reduce the cost of attendance by a third to a half. It is vital as a matter of public policy that qualified students throughout the nation and the world can aspire to any college, regardless of economic background. Harvard will continue to do everything it can to ensure that current and future generations of students have this precious opportunity...