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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Monuments Men, was it just a matter of protecting objects from the Nazis? They wanted to be right there where the action was so they could get in and protect our cultural heritage - and not just from the enemies. Often times a well-intentioned core of engineers would see a church in ruins, knock it down and use the material to build roads. Because of their experience with restoration, the Monuments Men realized that sometimes those churches could be salvaged. Sometimes the pieces of a fresco could be put back together. Sometimes something that looked beyond repair could be repaired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving Europe's Art from the Nazis | 8/25/2009 | See Source »

...Core: 1. Seven required courses that allegedly taught your elders “approaches to knowledge” through samurai and dinosaurs. 2. What won’t exist by the time you graduate (but you might not notice the difference...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dictionary of Harvardisms | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

...Morse said that measuring core curriculum “in no way proves [students] are learning anything in classes or how engaged students are in schools...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard, Princeton Tie for #1 in US News Ranking | 8/21/2009 | See Source »

...that image. It's too limiting. It's exhausting. And, most of all, it separates her from the bulk of American womanhood, who do not have the wherewithal or energy to put it together perfectly every day. It's contraindicated with the just-folks charm that is the core of the Obamas appeal. (Read about why Michelle's hair matters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michelle Obama: The Shorts Heard Round the World | 8/21/2009 | See Source »

...Culture and Belief 22, “The Heroic and the Anti-Heroic in Classical Greek Civilization”: Under an old name, this class was a student favorite in the Core Curriculum. Classics Professor Gregory Nagy is renowned for his pop culture references and his ability to bring to life stuffy characters in ancient texts...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Learning the Ins and Outs of the General Education Curriculum | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

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