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...unclear what the value added by the current long and awkward name is; every word after “English” is superfluous. For a department concerned with promoting good writing, precision and concision are essential. So hopefully, in a matter of days, The Harvard Department of English will practice what it preaches by possessing a name that says what it needs to say and nothing else...
...Almost as soon as freshmen first arrive on campus—in between awkward theatrical performances about contraception and date-rape, and ultimately futile, furtive searches for beer—they begin to feign an interest in baseball just as the local team wraps up its season. No matter if they are from Baltimore or Bakersfield, Bucharest or Beirut, many Harvard students—for a month at least in early autumn—are rabid Red Sox fans...
...Penn, he reportedly enjoyed the confidence of both Hillary and Bill Clinton. Indeed, he survived a fierce barrage of criticism in January after she came in third in the Iowa caucuses. But now, facing intense pressure, he has see his role reduced - although just how much is a matter of intense debate in political circles, and even among her own staff...
...leading up to the November election and that was it," says Joyner, a 36-year radio veteran. "The only time that ever came close was when Jesse [Jackson] ran in 1984. This election is forcing the candidates to reach out to the black community and talk about issues that matter to us. We hope that this continues with future elections." (See pictures of Barack Obama's family tree...
...griots, the front person that people turn to and listen to, just like black radio was in the '60s," says Smith, host of the nation's only syndicated African-American nightly talk radio show. She says, "We [in black radio] have been here covering the issues that matter to the black community for many years, but the mainstream media did not come to us. With the emergence of Barack Obama we have been vindicated. His candidacy has put the issue of race into the 21st century much in the same way that it was in the 20th century...