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Addressing the crowd during the opening ceremony, Jonathan E. Finkelstein '96, the event's other co-president, expressed his hope that this year's Harvard Model Congress will make up an "exciting, informative and exhausting four days" for students involved...
Instead, argues Tel Aviv University archaeologist Israel Finkelstein, the settlement of the Promised Land was a gradual process over a long period, and involved people both from within Canaan and from outside. "Some came from the Hittite country, some from the desert to the east and some from the south," he says. "I would also accept the idea that a core emanated from Egypt, and these people brought with them the idea of monotheism." Only after they had united in a sort of tribal league did they become the Israelites, and while they undoubtedly fought their neighbors for territory...
...House resident tutor Carsey Yee. "A large part of being charismatic is being unafraid, and Carsey's good at that," says Scott F. Kocher '97. Carsey is not shy. "If you're in a room with Carsey, you know you're in a room with Carsey," follows Jonathan E. Finkelstein '96. Carsey's laugh is enough to put anyone at ease. He can invariably be spotted in the dining hall, pulling up a chair next to a student or introducing himself to someone he doesn't know. "I'm really good at facilitating interaction between students. It's important...
Harvard seniors Lawrence G. Benn, Amy N. Finkelstein, Theodore W. Hong, Jesse L. Tseng and Deborah J. Wexler all were granted the scholarship, which will enable them to study a subject of their choice...
...Finkelstein, a Dunster House resident and government concentrator, will study economics at Oxford...