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...political leader, Salman Rushdie is remarkably open toward faith. It's not that he's got it. "I would argue that religion comes from a desire to get to the questions of where do we come from and how shall we live," he said Thursday at the opening of Columbia University's new Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life. "And I would say I don't need religion to answer those questions. Regarding origins, I think you can say [they are all wrong.] The world was not created in six days and God rested on the seventh...
Under the prompting of Gauri Viswanathan, a Columbia professor of English and Comparative literature, Rushdie expressed a deep appreciation for the outward expressions of faith. "I grew up looking out my window at Kings College chapel [the iconic building at Cambridge University, which Rushdie attended]," he says. "And its hard not to believe in the capacity of religion to create beauty" with that sight in his memory. He then expressed wonder that, as a non-Christian secularist, he was invited in 1993 to preach a sermon in that same chapel and did. "There are moments in your life that surprise...
...We’re going for the win and Columbia is our only focus,” he added...
...Harvard pulls off a victory against Columbia on Saturday and wins the championship, it would be the team’s first Ivy League championship since...
...League champion and title-holder, Harvard would earn a spot in the NCAA tournament for the first time since its 2004 season. First though, the Crimson must deal with the Lions. Columbia has dominated this season, while Harvard struggled near the start of the year, beginning its campaign with two losses. The teams are similar in their aggressive styles of play, pressuring their opponents on defense while quickly seizing on goal scoring opportunities...