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...world mercifully distant from Cambridge, an obsession with demography has taken hold: Religious conservatives are hysterically decrying the “creeping Islamization of Europe.” In right-wing magazines like the National Review, theological conservatives (theocons) foretell the end of European civilization due to the continentals’ obstinate refusal to breed. “Demography is destiny,” they chant, and dwindling Christian Europe is about to be engulfed by Mohammedans...
...prevented? Despite the stated goals of the Bush Administration, a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians remains at best a distant prospect. The longer the stalemate persists and living conditions for the Palestinians continue to deteriorate, the more likely it is that slaughter will return to Israel's streets. For all the security measures established over the years, defending against suicide attacks relies ultimately on the conscience of the bombers. Israeli intelligence believes women receive far less training and preparation for their suicide missions than do men, ranging from weeks to days; on several occasions, would-be female terrorists...
With finals on the horizon and sunny spring break destinations beginning to seem a distant memory, who wouldn’t love a getaway to Las Vegas to compete in the final casting process for a reality TV show? Such is just another day in the life of acclaimed hip-hop dancer Olakunle O. “Kunle” Oladehin ’07, who was recently a finalist to appear on the upcoming Fox reality TV show, “So You Think You Can Dance?” Oladehin’s national recognition provides the final...
...most popular: government, economics, biology, or social studies. But a fraction of undergraduates will go against the tide, picking one of Harvard’s smallest concentrations, such as statistics, folklore and mythology, or Sanskrit and Indian studies.But these more obscure concentrations can propel their members to distant and diverse futures—even if their specificity might raise eyebrows at a cocktail party.INDIA TO ILLINOISHalf a world away, a fuzzy telephone connection between India and Cambridge provides a glimpse into the life of one Harvard graduate whose choice of concentration was as unconventional as her current occupation.Meghan C. Howard...
...ubiquity of digital cameras and cheap flights has made photodocumentarians of us all, as well as dealers of instant nostalgia. It used to be that, in addition to walking uphill both ways, photographers of distant lands lugged dozens of pounds of cameras and equipment every which way, and developed their negatives (gasp!) with chemicals (with what?) in the “field” (the what?). This drudgery is now largely myth (much like secretaries who write in shorthand), propagated by chroniclers of the few intrepid adventurers who braved photography’s inconvenience for its verisimilitude . Janet...