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...Geography is not a University subject.” Other American universities took heed, and within a short period of time, geography departments all over the U.S. found themselves disbanded or ignored. Conant was wrong. If Harvard considers it important for students to be familiar with the basics of the human genome, or with methods of literary interpretation, then surely the ability to analyze global events in a rigorous and meaningful way ranks as a similarly critical skill. It’s time, at long last, for an introductory course in geography. It doesn’t matter whether this...
...female friend. Joshua D. Smith ’08 said that many males are also victims of rape but shame often prevents them from reporting it. The panel also confronted the taboos that discourage men from taking a more active stance in preventing sexual violence. “The basic assumption is that the reason you’re there is because you’re a victim, close to a victim, or a former perpetrator,” Greenfield said. One male audience member pointed out that the discussion of rape can often feel like an accusation against...
...most basic level, “Kingdom” is only a partial success. The writing is at times clumsy, and almost every character seems cut out of cardboard (something especially evident when a burly Scotland Yard cop hilariously bullies Barker with the prospect of preventing him from teaching his “precious physical training classes” and when the criminal mastermind maniacally blathers like the worst sort of Bond villain). Still, Thomas maintains a brisk pace, and the read is quick and often...
...face, Mansfield’s project seems awfully platitudinous: how much elucidation does traditional manliness really require? Haven’t we all seen enough John Wayne movies to know what its basic features...
...truth, no one came out of the standoff better off than France's uncompromising younger generation - once again. Many observers view the current revolt, in contast to ideologically driven predecessors in French protest, as a symbol of a spoiled generation unwilling to deal with basic economic realities. The more radical protesters, however, retort that they are blazing a trail against globalization, and there is no denying that they managed essentially to block the country's much needed economic liberalization...