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...many others if it weren't for the contributions of generations of low-profile arts patrons. These days, much of that patronage comes from outside Florence and even outside Italy; walk through the Uffizi and you'll see restorations paid for by groups of art lovers in locations from Kyoto to Cleveland...
When Erika T. Hamden ’06 signed up for Assistant Professor of Japanese History Mikael Adolphson’s freshman seminar on Kyoto, Japan, she took note of the words “possibility of a trip included” tucked away at the end of the course description. As it turned out, she and the other 11 seminar students were treated to a week in Japan over spring break. The students and Adolphson stayed at a Zen temple in Kyoto, and visited Osaka. Each student was responsible for giving the group a brief rundown on a particular...
Despite the academic focus, “the trip was pretty relaxed,” according to Hamden. Adolphson gave the students free rein to enjoy Kyoto at night—within reason, of course. The only rule was “if you go out late, don’t wake up the monk,” recalls Hamden...
Ultimately, the ozone hole has nothing to do with the Kyoto Protocol; cartoonists, as well as editorialists, should research the issue they express before they put it down...
...reduce the harmful carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming. He’s taking environmental cops off the beat and letting power plants hundreds of miles away pollute New England’s air. He’s further isolated us from our neighbors by rejecting the Kyoto Treaty outright, instead of working with other nations to try to improve it. He thinks you should pay to clean up after corporate polluters. He’s stood in the way of our efforts to make cleaner, fuel-efficient cars. And if he would put even half the effort...