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...Cajee ’10, president of the Harvard Islamic Society. “The media we expose ourselves to powerfully impacts us, and it often makes it easy for us to think we know, but we have no idea.” Regrettably, Americans are seldom familiar with the personal elements of Islam. “Muslim societies have been perceived in the media as one dimensional,” Asani says. “But there are many other dimensions, such as art, literature, music and poetry, which create a very rich mosaic rarely portrayed...

Author: By Olivia S. Pei, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Sufism' Focuses on Spirit, Rejects Stereotype | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...Furthermore, Vanderwarker makes even the most familiar, comfortable images of Boston trite. His photographs include the Public Garden in the winter, the Charles River, the grand marble staircase of the Boston Public Library, and Harvard’s very own Sever Hall. Taken in sharp focus, the photographs are intensely colorful. However, this over-saturation of color cheapens the images, making them look like blown-up postcards. The angles and views of the locations are more ‘familiar’ than the sites themselves because they are essentially formulaic. As a result, it is impossible to develop...

Author: By Minji Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Vanderwarker' Flat and Uninspiring | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...summer before entering college, telling him of her desire to fence in college. Although Brand explained that he rarely accepts walk-on­­—especially those who have never fenced before—would end up being an exception to his rule.Brand was already familiar with the Kim family, having worked with Yunsoo’s father when he was an assistant coach at MIT. Her father also began fencing in college. Keeping in mind this past relationship, Brand knew he would be able to take a chance on the novice...

Author: By Melissa Schellberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: First-Time Fencer Kim Contributes to Ranked Squad | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...North America. Rumor has it that Corbusier came to see the building when it was completed in 1963, only to accuse the contractor of building it upside down. Others insist that Corbusier never even saw the Carpenter Center in person.Widener, Lamont and Pusey LibrariesThe lore surrounding Widener is familiar to many: namely, the bibliophile Titanic victim whose mother donated a boatload—pun intended—of money to the school, premised on the condition that Harvard instituted a swim test as a requirement for graduation. This rumor is partly true. Harry Elkins Widener ’07, along...

Author: By Synne D. Chapman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What You Didn't Know About the Yard | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

...give you some advice. First, we are big believers in dentist chair bargaining. For those of you not familiar with this approach, it is inspired by the story of the man who walks into his dentist's office, grabs the dentist by the balls and says, 'now, let's not hurt each other.' We do have a lot to lose and we and everybody else knows it. But what you need to understand is that we are willing to lose it." - Prepared remarks for a speech to an International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals conference in Scottsdale, Ariz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ron Bloom, Obama's Car Non-Czar | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

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