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...narrow societies” where they’ve grown up—whether in Manhattan or Nebraska—it is the beauty of a college education to give students’ the opportunity to cast off their past assumptions about the world, find a shared language, and flourish as human beings expanding their souls...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi and Alex M. Mcleese, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Great Books Plan Delayed | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...first, Koh shifted elegantly from introversion to extroversion. Impelled by a pizzicato theme in the cello at the beginning, the third movement continued Yannatos’ unusual tonality. The orchestra had a kind of bulging tension just below the solo cello, and the piece ended with a radiant flourish in the cello’s highest register.After intermission, HRO President Eugene W. Lee ’10 and Office for the Arts Director Jack Megan spoke to the audience about Dr. Yannatos’ distinguished career and enormous impact on generations of Harvard undergraduates. Lee noted Yannatos?...

Author: By Matthew H. Coogan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dr. Y Says Goodbye Triumphantly | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

...doubt the practice continues today among Iraqi authorities and criminal elements. Torture, of course, has had a long history in Iraq, achieving particular notoriety during the era of Saddam Hussein. Observers say the recent years of war have created a social environment in which torture can continue to flourish. "In Iraq, we can notice all these acts of torture were done by young ages, people between 20 and 30," says Nahith Noras Shaker, professor of psychology at Baghdad University. "It's almost normal for them according to the violence they have witnessed on a daily basis. How do you think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Report Shows Torture Is Widespread in Iraq | 4/17/2009 | See Source »

...Jehn’s experience in a wide array of writing initiatives at Harvard makes him uniquely positioned to lead and develop the College Writing Program successfully,” Hammonds wrote. “We are confident that the program will continue to flourish under his guidance, as it serves the varying needs of College writers...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Interim Expos Head Made Permanent | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

Another answer - one recently featured on TIME's cover - is that because this recession is so serious, everything after it could change. The rich might stop being so greedy, and some high-minded form of anticonsumerism might flourish. (See the best business deals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recession Psychology: We Will Spend Again | 4/15/2009 | See Source »

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