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...makes Obama’s job harder. In our entertainment-saturated age, when—as pundits are fond of repeating—the winner of American Idol gets as much attention as the winner of the presidential election, personality counts for a great deal. Back in the Colonial era when everyone was dignified, a sense of humor in a major public figure was viewed as something along the lines of a congenital defect. George Washington didn’t have to make us laugh; he just had to establish precedents and avoid chopping down more cherry trees than...
...into lecture each morning. If that fails we could switch to “Stanford time,” in which lateness is excused up to three hours. If the CUE decides to proceed with any readjustments to our schedules, we hope they consider a creative solution. In this era of transition, let’s be sure we take a few extra minutes of pause ourselves before rushing into change...
...fills an obvious gap for us. The Busch-Reisinger Museum collects art from the medieval era to the present. But in recent years there has been an emphasis on art from the modern period, and we have significant gaps from this period,” he said...
...Crimson (5-12, 3-5 CWPA) started strong against Fordham yesterday afternoon, yet was not able to overcome multiple missed opportunities and an opportunistic Rams offense in a close defeat in the fifth-place game.The setback on Saturday morning meant this weekend was the end of the collegiate era for Harvard’s two co-captains, goalie Jay Connolly and utility man David Tune. The two suited up for the Crimson for the final time on Sunday afternoon.“It was great to see the guys go out swinging together. Harvard water polo has been a very...
...offended Khomeini was The Satanic Verses' willing creation of a fiction around precisely that historical process. But in some ways historical research is more threatening than invention. "There is so much contemporary scholarship about the origins of Islam," Rushdie said, pointing out that Mohammed lived well within the historical era. "If you insist that the text is the uncreated word of God, then the social and economic conditions of the Arabian peninsula in the seventh century are unimportant, because God works on a broader canvas than that. If, however, you are willing to look at the text as an event...