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...thinking particularly of “Syriana,” “Munich,” and “Paradise Now.” “Munich” and “Paradise Now” both deal with terrorism in the Israeli context, but it’s impossible to watch them in the present political climate without subconsciously substituting the United States for Israel...
...might chalk up the sluggish effort to the emotions of Senior Night, to a hot-shooting and deep Princeton team, or to a stubborn rim that denied the Crimson the bottom of the net.But this, the worst case of the first half drought, must be evaluated within the context of Harvard’s first halves all season long. In the season opener against DePaul, Harvard faced a 37-4 deficit with 6:14 to go. Against Dartmouth in January, the Big Green raced out to a 21-8 start, and Brown built up a 14-6 advantage within...
...feeling of loss was shared by all Iraqis, who struggled to make sense of what their countrymen had wrought. Although the violence of last week may have been sparked by a single act of provocation, it came in the context of a history of Shi'ite-Sunni enmity. The roots of the sectarian divide lie in a schism that arose shortly after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. Under Saddam, communal hostilities in Iraq were suppressed, their very existence denied. Beneath the surface, though, relations between the two sects have always been tainted by prejudice...
Kirby’s legacy may be marred by a halting curricular review, fiscal struggles, and an inability to provide meaningful leadership to FAS, but it is more likely—for better or worse—that he will once again be viewed only in the context of Summers. In the end, this could be a case of ironic justice: the legacy of the man always in Summers’ shadow will be defined by his own ouster, the final nail in Summers’ coffin...
...Economist of the World Bank, and has a PhD in Economics himself. With such expertise, he would probably have advised students against their play for profit at tradesports.com, where some bet on his continued presence at Mass. Hall beyond June. He would have been right; it failed. Yet, the context of his resignation makes me uncaring about the fate of some of my friends’ lost dollars...