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...Wednesday, the Christian practice of Lent began: forty days of preparation for Resurrection—the zenith of faith. While in church, I witnessed an eclectic parade of coordinated bodies in procession toward the altar, where the priest marked each person’s forehead with a cross of ashes. By acknowledging every human’s origin and end in ashes and dust, we are moved toward more than a month of fasting and spiritual growth. In the spirit of ecumenism, similar practices are common to different religions and ways of life: Islamic Ramadan, Jewish Yom Kippur, classical Greek...
...patterns to the pending threat of avian bird flu. Summers, a featured speaker at the symposium, said that Harvard’s focus should not be on providing direct financial and logistical assistance to relief efforts. He cautioned against duplicating the work of groups such as the American Red Cross. “Ultimately, we would make the largest contribution through our teaching and scholarship rather than being a kind of general philanthropic organization,” he said. Summers added that there is a disproportionate focus given to the highest-profile disasters. “There are millions...
...learned through experience. Last year, he spent some 100 hours playing five or six seasons of “NCAA Football.” While he didn’t shut himself off from other students—he often played “Halo” tournaments with cross-country teammates—he admits slyly that his schoolwork suffered. “I kind of have a ‘bell-shaped curve’ expectation of my performance over four years,” he says, taking care to not play as much this year. Still...
Recently returned from another university speaking engagement in Mexico, Hayek has lately charmed college audiences and also found herself “rejuvenated.” As it turns out, Hayek is an across-the-board crowd pleaser, and students have in the past consistently and “cross-culturally” requested that Hayek be a guest to Harvard, according to Harvard Foundation Director Dr. S. Allen Counter...
...Full Monty” director got nominated above Steven) and, yes, “The Color Purple.” But I optimistically assumed a movie this emotionally and morally engaging—not to mention damn exhilarating—would find itself conveniently at the cross-section between the action and indie sets. Sadly, the inane chatter about controversy managed to drown out those who loudly sang its praises. I agree it will probably leave empty-handed...