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...there. He also said that the translation of Islamic concepts into Chinese, a language with no monotheistic verbiage, poses a particular challenge. Several students, who did not attend the speech, said they felt well-informed about Islam already and found Harvard to be a religiously tolerant environment. Similarly, Professor David G. Mitten, faculty advisor to HIS, said that Harvard students and administration have upheld an actively sympathetic relationship with the Islamic community. “I don’t know of any cases where individuals have been victims of prejudice or discrimination,” he said...
...last weekend’s narrow defeat at the hands of Ivy League leaders and No. 57 Columbia, Harvard has zero margin for error as it looks to retain its highly-sought crown. “These [teams] are traditionally really strong rivals,” said Crimson coach David Fish ’72. “For many years, we’ve faced off against Princeton for the league title, and other years we’ve faced Penn for the league title. They both have a very proud tradition of tennis.” With...
...KIRSTEN AUSTAD, SIMEON KIMMEL, SHAMSHER SAMRA, and DAVID TIAN Boston, Mass. March...
...eminent professor of the English language, and I found myself missing Gchat. Gchat would give me time to Google his reference to some Florentine poet I’d never heard of. It would even allow me to take a break from talking to watch “David after Dentist.” But, now, trapped in the actual world where remarks were not merely lines of text to be answered or ignored at will, I stared helplessly into my salad, hoping some form of witty discourse would manifest itself on the kale with cranberry dressing. Somewhere faintly behind...
...usual round of private meetings with government officials, Holbrooke convened a breathtaking parade of farmers, Afghan tribal leaders, women legislators, rule-of-law advocates, journalists, the local diplomatic corps, religious leaders; and then a similar roundelay in Pakistan. Mullen seemed amazed and somewhat nonplussed by Holbrooke, who is the David Petraeus of diplomats, a constant source of energy and creativity - and occasionally controversy, since he is not, shall we say, a country-doctor sort...