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...oenophilia. And this isn’t just a Harvard phenomenon. Wine consumption in America is higher than ever before, according to a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle, and the industry’s strength is evident at Harvard, where one wine tasting course counts for credit and, after a two-year hibernation, Harvard Student Agencies is resurrecting its own tasting course...
...released widely, there have been dozens of screenings of the film all across the country, including many in Kansas just before the state school board’s Feb. 13 decision to strike intelligent design from its state education standards, which led some pundits to throw part of the credit to “Flock of Dodos.” Showtime network also plans to air the documentary in May, suggesting that the scientific community may have found its voice at last.No matter the flaws of the intelligent design argument, human beings like simple answers, and the established scientific community...
...book’s greatest strengths, and also one of its weaknesses. The diverse sampling of opinions represented in the book is a testament to the heterogeneity of the American Muslim experience. Not all Muslim females agree with the feminist leanings of Asra Nomani, and, to his credit, Barrett isn’t afraid to document the dissent. But the myriad opinions from American politicians, journalists, religious and secular Muslim leaders, children, and others straddles the fine line between just enough and too much. The barrage of quotations can sometimes be overwhelming, and it is often difficult to keep track...
Christopher H. Van Buren ’08, who studied in Florence this past fall, agrees. “To me, it seems understandable that Harvard would be reluctant, even stingy to dole out equivalent credit, even though the final result is that it is much harder for students to study abroad,” he wrote an in e-mail. Among students, Van Buren’s opinion is the definite minority...
...whose curriculum centers on the social sciences. Harvard’s direct exchange with Sciences Po is aimed at concentrators in sociology, government, economics, history and social studies. Take note—the application for admission to Sciences Po is due May 31, but you must apply for Harvard credit at the OIP by March 15. Mason, like other fellow third year students at Sciences Po, must spend this year abroad. “Its part of our degree, our curriculum,” Mason explains. According to him, Sciences Po has several programs stateside. “Harvard...