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...history, but tomorrow, campus patriots will be able to get an earlier federalist fix. Classes will remain in session, but Harvard will celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 20, following President Bush’s December 2004 law mandating that all schools receiving federal funding must provide an annual lesson on the founding document. To honor the anniversary of the Sept. 17, 1787 signing of the Constitution, Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law Gerald L. Neuman will present a free lecture open to all students and staff, titled “The Constitution and Human Rights...
...Whether or not Benedict has learned his communication lesson, at least now he has in place several key advisors who can improve his approach on the world stage. Sodano's replacement, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, was Ratzinger's top deputy in his former job as the head of the Vatican's doctrinal office. From his first day on the new job last Friday, Bertone has led what for the Vatican has been a rather rapid response to the precipitous fallout from the Pope's speech. Benedict's public declaration Sunday of his regret, and his clarification of his remarks...
...hijacked United flight 175 hit the South Tower from the South, crashing through the 77th to 85th floors. And the most complicated rescue operation in history instantly doubled in magnitude." If nothing else, readers should remember a single panel, depicting a firefighter carrying a wounded woman. It reads, "The lesson of 9/11 for civilians and first responders can be stated simply: in the new age of terrorism they are the primary targets... We must plan for the next attack. This is perhaps the best way to honor the memories of those we lost that...
...That lesson has played out in different ways for each woman. Having been unable to prevent her only son's death, Shakur, 59, has sought immortality for him. Armed with a seemingly limitless catalog of unreleased material, she has supervised the production of seven posthumous albums, the documentary Tupac: Resurrection and the new book Tupac Shakur Legacy. Plus she has opened the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts, to encourage youngsters to pursue their artistic dreams. Mostly through her work, Tupac has become rap's first cult figure. For Wallace the issue is justice. She has spent the past...
...Thursday night. Lectures are generally half-full (half-empty?) and videotaped, which is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, you’ll get extra sleep during the year. But the day before the final you’ll also learn perhaps the greatest lesson Science A can offer—that watching 7 weeks worth of lectures in 12 hours is physically impossible. Damn that fourth dimension! Science A-47, “Cosmic Connections” is the ultimate Science A experience for aspiring science fiction writers. The trippy name matches the material, as topics covered include...