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...Americans to preach to atheists. To denounce the adhan but to simultaneously accept these currency inscriptions exhibits an inconsistency. By virtue of being a call beckoning Muslims to pause in their worldly lives and offer a prescribed prayer to God, the adhan has been deflated and constricted into a chant of religious superiority. The establishment of a tolerant, respectful, and open attitude that extends to religious beliefs and expression is vital for our community. A pluralistic society is able to entertain a number of different worldviews and opinions, and engage in discussions with them—not silence them. Indeed...

Author: By Jessamin Birdsall, Rebecca Gillette, and Zeba Syed | Title: Intolerance Among the Tolerant | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

...newfound warmth betrays them. “I Need a Life” suffers from a lack of bite: the bass doesn’t thump hard enough and the guitar isn’t distorted enough to give this simple, swinging song a real feel. Plus the chant kind of sounds like a shitty Six Flags jingle. The Born Ruffians might still be a few years away from making a great full-length album. The biggest flaw of “Red, Yellow & Blue” is that it lacks a single, continuous thread to string its diverse tracks...

Author: By Ross S. Weinstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Born Ruffians | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

...dividends, and “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” stands as the mark of an explosive and brilliant new incarnation of the Bad Seeds.The title track opens the album, plunging forward with a grating guitar crunch and the dull moan of church organs. The Bad Seeds chant the chorus like oarsmen on a Viking ship: “Dig yourself / Laz’rus, dig yourself / Back in that hole.” In sarcastic spoken-word, Cave recounts the mournful wanderings of post-tomb Lazarus, whose brief encounter with fame in modern America ends...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

...Cornell fans are using every chant and taunt they can to get to the Harvard squad. This oughta be fun. Teams are both shooting around...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CRIMSON LIVE: Men's Basketball @ Cornell | 3/1/2008 | See Source »

...much action in the closing seconds. Cornell has got to be feeling pretty bummed after earning three power-play opportunities and coming out of the period down a goal. Meanwhile, as Donato leaves the ice, the crowd serenades him with a chant of "Bald! Bald! Bald! Bald...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CRIMSON LIVE: Men's Hockey @ Cornell | 3/1/2008 | See Source »

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