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...Social Studies concentrators,” said last year’s course head, Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences Tommie Shelby. The new concentration policy, approved in the spring of 2006, is part of a larger transition in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, as the Core Curriculum is jettisoned in favor of a new general education program. Current sophomores will likely be the first class to have the option of fulfilling General Education requirements instead of Core requirements, according to the Gen Ed’s committee’s chair, Jay M. Harris...
...Islamic leaders have come together again to try and make that happen. "This is the way forward," says Ford. "To combine Muslim solidarity around core teachings together with friendly address to Christians and respect for the public good as a whole." The letter ends with a quote from the Koran - "Vie one with another in good works ... Unto God ye will all return, and He will then inform you of that wherein ye differ" - before making a final plea for peace: "So let our differences not cause hatred and strife between us. Let us vie with each other only...
...States, Massachusetts, and Cambridge, all of which enforce the legal drinking age of 21. Through the party grant, the College knowingly funds such illegal activity, albeit indirectly. It is completely reasonable that the higher-ups at Harvard might wish to avoid a lawsuit or public relations nightmare. At the core, student outrage on this front stems from a conflation of the issues—students may legitimately take issue with the nationwide drinking age, but this does not justify their complaints about Pilbeam’s decision.UC leaders claim the University has no cause for legal concern...
...skepticism has been reinforced by Arab perceptions that Olmert will eventually decline to make the politically difficult compromises on core issues like territorial withdrawal, refugees and control over Jerusalem that Palestinians believe are necessary to end the nearly 60-year-old conflict. "The devil is going to be in the detail," says an Arab official. "The gaps are going to be huge." Moreover, in talks with Rice in New York two weeks ago, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal complained that Israel's failure to halt the construction of West Bank settlements raised questions about its good faith going...
...been highly profitable, particularly for a foreign-language film. “Lust, Caution” faces an uncertain future in America. A mature audience willing to bear with a drowsy pace may appreciate the glamorous visuals and seductive draw. The film is sobering and dark, simple at its core. But stretched over two and a half hours, even its rich meaning wanes. —Staff writer Erin F. Riley can be reached at eriley@fas.harvard.edu...