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Conservative takes on the latter vary. Some claim that “race-conscious” policies are superfluous because white racism is no longer a significant obstacle to black progress. Others maintain that these programs serve only to intensify the racial divide. Some conservatives argue that the government has no responsibility to consider race because the causes of the racial divide lie within the black community itself: in the innate inferiority of African-Americans (as the infamous 1994 book The Bell Curve suggests) or in the community’s own inadequacy (according to the “black...
...chocolate “Mr. Average” ($2.79), while the ambitious will easily down the foot-long milk chocolate “Mac Daddy” ($19.99). Chandra, a college student shopping for her “man” this Valentine’s Day, believes the latter item confirms a popular stereotype. “It’s true what they say about chocolate dicks!” she says. Like frosting? Try the cream-filled “Tall Texan.” Everything’s bigger in Texas...
...Olympic games always foster cultural understanding one way or another. This year in addition to maudlin background video pieces on NBC, the cross-cultural sharing extends to the Church of the Latter Day Saints. Utah has beautiful mountains for skiing and is 63 percent Mormon. So TV viewers everywhere, or at least TV viewers captivated by the new sport of “skeleton” racing, have found not only top-notch winter athletes in Salt Lake City, but also glimpse at the culture of the clean-living, fast-growing Mormon religion. This juxtaposition of Mormonism, a relatively unassimilated...
Returning to Harvard in 1999, Jarvis rejoined many other Mormons in a community that has exhibited sizeable growth in the past several years. Harvard’s Latter Day Saints’ Student Association (LDSSA) consists of about 60 active members. Social activities are centered around frequent retreats, Sunday services, and weekly Family Home Evenings. These meetings, held on Monday nights in Adams House, include a gospel lesson, games, treats and even a joking and lighthearted “Moment of Glee...
...says she is constantly motivated and inspired by her peers. “There are two types of people here at Harvard: those who are too overwhelmed by others and those who are completely motivated and pushed by the others,” she says, aligning herself with the latter group...