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Philosophical concerns aside, the new policy also seeks to counteract the tendency of Harvard faculty, students and staff to use the marketability of Harvard's name to highlight individual or departmental projects...
...incidents that shaped the events in DeKalb highlight the complicated nature of this issue. In communities attempting to address particular problems in ways that make sense for their particular communities, the line between church and state may become blurred. When the dust settles and the motivational sermons fade into the background, our courts and our country will have to decide what role religion can play in communities' attempts to heal themselves...
Before the '60s, America seemed immune to the revolutionary impulse that defined the 20th century elsewhere. Periods of tumult--the giddy swirl of the '20s; the grinding despair of the Great Depression, which led so many to question capitalism itself--only served to highlight the broad, deep social stability born of American affluence. But the 1960s brought one great revolution in American life--civil rights--and many smaller ones. Religious dogma, journalistic objectivity, middle-class morality--all came under assault as the war sputtered on. Pleasures were now political statements; student opposition to the war turned into an assault...
...disruptive presence was quickly felt in Gayl's life. Morrison's relationship with Gayl was severed in the wake of his demand that she audition to edit Gayl's fourth book. Says Morrison: "I wrote her a letter saying that editing her work was a highlight of my life but that I thought she needed an editor she could trust." Other friends and relatives also found themselves cut off. When the two ran off to Europe, Gayl left behind letters addressed to the university and Ronald Reagan, declaring, "I reject your lying, racist s___. God is with...
Whether considered a learning experience for new freshman or the last opportunity for the outgoing seniors, this tournament is undoubtedly the highlight of the season...