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America was born in war, or through it, and I think it is continually defined by war: from a colony to a united states, from a house divided to a union, from a country to a world power. I choose to study the history and literature of war because I...

Author: By Emily C. Graff | Title: On the History and Literature of America | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

If, for a country, war is an act of self-definition, writing during a war, or about war (or really, any writing) is an act of self-confirmation. Words help to explain the traumatic reality of war, to make sense of it, and then to live in it and to...

Author: By Emily C. Graff | Title: On the History and Literature of America | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

In history and literature, I learned to ask when and how a text was written, but also why it lasted. I learned that a text could create and then support a community of writers and readers. I learned that sometimes, a book could be an answer to a private and...

Author: By Emily C. Graff | Title: On the History and Literature of America | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

“We were trying to keep up with the tradition of Harvard, and that’s winning the Ivy championship,” junior co-captain Christine Matera said. “We knew that there would be obstacles and that we would have to grow over...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SEASON RECAP: Young Hoops Team Comes Up Short of Ivy Title | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

“To be honest, I fully expected us to contend for the title, and I fully expected us to win the title,” Delaney-Smith said. “We had enough talent to win, and with players like [junior] Emma [Markley] and [sophomore] Brogan [Berry...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SEASON RECAP: Young Hoops Team Comes Up Short of Ivy Title | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

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