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Other positions filled in the board include Justin H. Alexander '03 as treasurer, Harrel E. Conner '02 and Isaac J. Weiler '02 as co-brotherhood chairs, D.K. Osseo-Asare '01 as historian and Daryk A. Pengelly '03 as social chair...
Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac, Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden and Judith's defeat of the Assyrian army may not have much in common. But in Divine Mirrors: The Madonna Unveiled, curated by Melissa Katz at the Davis Museum at Wellesley, they do. The exhibit combines works of art on these subjects with a text rich in Biblical reference and historical detail to show changing perceptions of the Virgin Mary in different cultures over the past nine centuries...
...Katz's show, the artworks serve the text and not the other way around. Some connections she makes are more readily apparent than others. Marc Chagall's hand-colored etching, "Abraham Sacrificing Isaac," is used to describe Mary's obedience and devotion to God through a comparison to Abraham, who was prepared to sacrifice his son in obedience to God's will...
...addition, Gates announced the creation of an annual prize to be given in honor of Ephraim Isaac, the department's first professor, who also attended the celebration...
Harvard was unable to play its full roster in Rhode Island. Both sophomore outside hitter Isaac Chen and freshman middle blocker Alex Kowell were kept out of the match by ankle injuries. In addition, sophomore middle blocker Justin Denham played despite a sore back...