Word: benedict
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...Pope may yet have the last word in this battle over the meaning of "reason" in today's intellectual debate. For the whiff of censorship toward a figure who is welcomed in myriad settings across the world - both for his position and his intellect - may offer ammunition for Benedict's belief that he is something of a "Pope under siege" in the face of the prevailing secular winds of his times...
After three days of rising protests from students and professors, Pope Benedict XVI has pulled out of a long-scheduled visit Thursday to Rome's historic La Sapienza University. The surprise announcement Tuesday afternoon caps a high-stakes academic firefight between fiercely secular scholars and the former professor Pontiff that included a letter from 67 faculty members calling for the cancellation of Benedict's speech...
...Sapienza rector to speak at the annual ceremony to inaugurate the academic year. Over the weekend, unwelcoming banners were already appearing on campus saying "No to the Pope" and "La Sapienza Hostage to the Pope," and several left-wing student groups had promised widespread heckling for Benedict's arrival on Thursday. But perhaps most notable was the professors' letter, which was printed in the Rome daily La Repubblica, calling on school officials to cancel the papal appearance, which they said was "incompatible" with the university's secular mission...
...steady increase in the number of students admitted to University Health Services for alcohol poisoning led then-Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 to announce the formation of the Committee to Address Alcohol and Health. Hiring an alcohol czar—Travia—was one of the committee’s recommendations...
...College has been considering a review of the Ad Board, a group of professors and administrators that examines student cases of academic and disciplinary misconduct in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, since last spring. In April, then-Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 expressed concerns that students do not have a strong voice in front of the 35-member board...