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...working on the project. So they’re not searching for giant saucers in the sky or some Twilight Zone-style phenomena. Instead, they’re hoping to identify extraterrestrial communication, in the form of light flashes from distant civilizations. But don’t look for ET and his friends to phone home any time soon. Bruce Betts, director of projects at the Planetary Society, the NGO funding the telescope, says, “I think it is realistic, but this is a gigantic haystack and we’re looking for a needle...
...these players truly look like regular guys, with five fingers a hand, five toes a foot (except for Antonio Alfonseca of the Texas Rangers, who was born with twelve toes and twelve fingers). Of course there are some exceptions to the rule (see a chemically altered Barry Bonds, et...
...editors: Your March 10th editorial (“Et Tu History”) urges that History 10a, “Western Societies, Politics, and Cultures: From Antiquity to 1650,” not be eliminated. You need not worry. The history department is considering various revisions to its curriculum, but there is no sentiment in favor of discontinuing History 10a. A number of faculty members in the department are committed to teaching the course. With these and the rest of my colleagues, I believe it is important that we continue to offer it. As your editorial correctly notes, this...
...editors: Re: “Et Tu History,” editorial, Mar. 10. As one of those who teach History 10a, “Western Societies, Politics, and Cultures: From Antiquity to 1650,” I was heartened to see the opinion piece published today. I agree with most of its statements. History 10a does, indeed, offer history concentrators a comprehensive and continuous discussion of the evolution of western societies until the time of the scientific revolution. Many of our students have never had this type of course; many enjoy it a great deal. I agree, too, that...
...logo and the ostensibly eternal distillation of its identity—has undergone significant change since the University’s birth back in 1636. Back then, it wasn’t just about “Veritas.” It was “Veritas pro Christo et Ecclesia;” not just Truth, but Truth for Christ and Church.What exactly happened to “Church”? And where did Christ go? It used to be that Harvard had only one business—training young men for deployment into the ministry. And it wasn?...