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...book, “Patronizing the Arts,” came out earlier this year and takes this topic as its focus. The risk of suppressing the creativity of artists is increased, Garber said, when art is supported by non-neutral institutions, such as governments, which may seek to conform art to their own expectations or beliefs. Garber also noted the tension between the commercial and the exploratory sides of art, stating that while “older art is deeply valued, newer art is sometimes suspect.” Patrons are wary of supporting risky, edgy and unsanctioned...
While this move was seen by many to re-align Harvard with the policies at two other top law schools, Jacob Eisler, a second-year student, said he was concerned at Harvard’s willingness to conform...
...concentration follows Harvard’s growing commitment to sustainability and the environment. As the University expands into Allston over the next 50 years, it has committed that all buildings and landscapes will conform with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design...
...driving principle behind the CERN experiment - and indeed physics itself - is that despite its vast and complex appearance, the universe is actually ordered, rational and elegant. Every major breakthrough in physics has shown the cosmos to conform to mathematical equations so symmetrical and satisfying they can only be described as beautiful. (Physics have christened two of the particles they will study at CERN as "truth" and "beauty," after a Keats poem that suggests the two are interchangeable...
...real chance to extend his public service to the Oval Office and an abiding conviction that these perilous times require his leadership. But getting there in a year when so much is stacked against the GOP may require him to play by rules that don't always conform to the code of honor to which he subscribes...