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...German coach Joachim Loew has run his team through basketball drills to improve its defense. That's an original American game, of course, and we're more than happy to share it with him. After all, German immigrants helped establish football in America. It's good to return the favor...
...couldn’t understand people’s distressed cries in Arabic (which was most of the time), he translated. It’s still unclear what his motivation was for helping me, at such a high personal risk. He once vaguely suggested he was merely returning a favor, “When I was in America, someone helped...
...Moreover, the house renovation project presents an opportunity to address the College’s noted lack of social space by foregoing the traditional but cumbersome vertical entryways in favor of the more social horizontal hallways, and by revamping communal spaces in house basements and common spaces to include kitchens, gyms, as well as other recreational facilities. In concert, these changes should help cultivate the vibrant House communities that Harvard purports to offer its undergraduates...
...controversial Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, whose views on Islam's place in the West have often swept him into the media's glare. "People don't realize how damaging it can be to be reduced to a symbol, and have the elements of your life and humanity ignored in favor of stereotypes," says Ramadan. "I hope this woman quickly regains her right to tranquility, independence, and her own identity so she can just go back to living her own life...
...wonder. Like Bush in 1980, Romney exited the race in an efficient way when he knew his run was done, has stayed out of sight through the late spring, held some fundraisers for McCain and even turned over his donor lists. And Romney has one other factor in his favor. When the standard bearer would be the oldest president in history (72 on inauguration day), the party needs someone the country can imagine as President nearby. On that score, McCain's choices, like Reagan's in 1980, are limited. Romney is an unlikely Number Two. But I'm prepared...