Word: honoring
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...hang out with one of my idols, The New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz—for 39 whole minutes. But, hey, who’s counting? Will Shortz, Editor of The New York Times Crossword Roving Reporter (RR): Mr. Shortz, it’s an honor to meet you. So, what’s your favorite crossword clue of all time? Will Shortz (WS): The answer was “spiral staircase.” The clue was “it may turn into a different story.” RR: I like...
...about treating women as victims and about telling women that you can't succeed because society is unfair to you, and I think that's a very unfortunate idea to put in the minds of young women because I believe women can do whatever they want. Feminists don't honor successful women. You never hear them talking about Margaret Thatcher. Take Condoleezza Rice. She's a remarkable, successful woman. You don't hear the feminists talk about her or Carly Fiorina or Jeanne Kirkpatrick. They don't talk about them because they are just determined to preach this idea that...
Guess that makes J.P. Licks’s $1 scoop day in honor of Opening Day a little anticlimactic. According to their Web site, J.P. Licks will be serving $1 scoops of ice cream and frozen yogurt today at all their locations from noon-9pm. If flavors like “rice DICE Kream” and “Pedroia’s Passion Fruit” aren’t enough to get you in the door, then maybe “the most fun pie ever” will...
...Harvard Black Pre-Law Association (BPLA) hosted its first annual Ruffin Dinner last Friday to honor two individuals who embodied service, leadership and creativity in law during a transformative period in United States history. The honorees, actor Voltaire R. Sterling, who graduated from the Law School in 2005, and Judge Joyce London Alexander Ford, spoke to dinner guests on the importance of social activism and minority leadership under President Obama. “In an unprecedented manner, the Obamas have charged us to ensure that the change we wish to see in this community is ultimately brought about...
Although the critics who oppose the university’s choice to honor Barack Obama might be misguided in their complaints, they warrant our reasoned skepticism, not our total disbelief. How soon have we forgotten how it feels to be expected to honor a president whose personal convictions and political maneuvers run so contrary to our morals...