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...philosophical entertainment--or most entertaining work of philosophy--piled on plot curlicues like the toppings on an oversize novelty sundae. Maddening as its mystery could be (O.K., so the smoke monster was set up by the Others who live by the four-toed statue and--hang on, let me grab a pencil ...), great writing, tantalizing details and ever richer characters made it a yarn worth getting more deeply entangled...
It’s shortly after 6 p.m. on a Friday. As many students are gearing up for a few drinks before heading out for the night, I grab my instrument and start the trek over the bridge to the Bright Hockey Center, ready for a different type of pregame...
...task force charged with replacing Harvard’s Core curriculum has dropped its headline-grabbing proposal for a “Reason and Faith” requirement—a category that would have made Harvard the only Ivy to require its undergrads to study religion.The committeehas also suggested a new course requirement on “what it means to be a human being,” which some professors at yesterday’s Faculty meeting criticized as a “grab bag” category.Students could fulfill this requirement with a course in areas...
...Supporters say the amendment would clear the legislative deadlock between the Philippines' House and Senate. But Arroyo's critics see the move as a naked power grab, noting that by invalidating current term limits, it could conceivably enable Arroyo to stay in power as Prime Minister after her term as President ends in 2010. One opposition senator, Panfilo Lacson, called last week's political maneuvering "nothing short of constitutional rape." The amendment also antagonized powerful business leaders and the country's formidable Catholic Bishops Conference, whose president, Angel Lagdameo, called the House's gambit "illegal and immoral...
Although House Masters and students are concerned that the increasing students’ options might hurt House life, the plan would only affect those students who are already skipping dining hall meals (or quickly running through their dining hall to grab on-the-go food). The group most likely to choose a meal at the Greenhouse over a meal in their House are the people whose schedules conflict with dining hall hours. Other students would probably go to their House dining halls anyway, avoiding the crowds in these smaller campus eateries. House dining halls would also still maintain their gustatory...