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...took several years, however, for the grand treatise to be implemented at Harvard—in the form of Harvard’s first General Education program. But when it did make it into the course catalogs, its introductory lower-level courses excited many...
...took several years, however, for the grand treatise to be implemented at Harvard—in the form of Harvard’s first General Education program. But when it did make it into the course catalogs, its introductory lower-level courses excited many...
...recalled my tour of Pforzheimer House on that fateful March day. Everyone in PfoHo did seem quite happy about their unfortunate circumstances. I’d never seen such happy people before—except for people on drugs. And like people on drugs, these citizens of PfoHo made grand promises. 210 square foot singles. Perpetual ragers in the “Belltower.” Many mirrors lining the hallway walls. I like looking at myself, I thought. Maybe things could be bearable. Then came rooming assignments. Some sort of technology glitch must have occurred, for my roommate...
...Instead of being sent back to the Middle East, al-Arian was called by Kromberg to testify before a grand jury looking into a Virginia-based Islamic think tank, the International Institute for Islamic Thought (IIIT). But because he believed Kromberg's subpoena violated his plea agreement, al-Arian refused to cooperate. Last year, as a result, he was indicted for criminal contempt. All the while, despite his controversial history, his case has become a cause célèbre among civil rights activists, and he has staged at least two hunger strikes...
...slurs. A 2006 affidavit filed by Tampa attorney Jack Fernandez, who served on al-Arian's defense team, alleges that Kromberg refused to delay a hearing scheduled to take place during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. "If they can kill each other during Ramadan, they can appear before the grand jury," Kromberg said, according to the affidavit. "All they can't do is eat before sunset. I am not going to put off Dr. al-Arian's grand jury appearance just to assist in what is becoming the Islamization of America...