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...There is a third method of dealing with examination questions—that is by the use of overpowering assumption, an assumption so cosmic that it is sometimes accepted. For example, we wrote that it was pretty obvious that the vague generality was the key device in any discussion of examination writing. Why is it obvious? As a matter of fact, it wasn’t obvious at all, but just an arbitrary point from which to start. This is an example of an unwarranted assumption...

Author: By Donald Carswell | Title: Beating the System | 5/16/2007 | See Source »

...critics question whether Digital Universe can be financially viable without ad revenue or donations (Wikipedia's method). Their plan is to generate revenue by providing optional build-your-own-website service and email hosting for $7.95 a month. Third parties, like nonprofit organizations, can set up portals as well to generate revenue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Improving on Wikipedia? | 5/15/2007 | See Source »

...which were not referred to in the Stand for Security Act—as well as its aims. In the future, the UC should refrain from taking stands on political issues, on which it does not have the standing to speak, nor should it formally involve itself in controversial methods of protest such as hunger striking.While well intentioned, the Stand for Security Act took on a highly charged and inherently political issue on which there is no clear student consensus. The welfare of security guards does impact the greater Harvard community, but its direct impact on undergraduates is negligible...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Stick to Student Issues | 5/14/2007 | See Source »

...cohort of researchers from the fields including anthropology, psychology, philosophy, natural sciences, and religion doing top-level research at institutions like Oxford and Cambridge, who engage in scientific study of the cultural, psychological, biological, and philosophical aspects of religion. There is deep engagement with both scientific method and religious traditions, and despite the fact that many of the scholars in the cognitive science of religion field differ widely in their worldviews, dialogue has been extremely fruitful. Drs. Scott Atran, Harvey Whitehouse, Justin Barrett, and Pascal Boyer are just a few notable scholars in the field whose works provide a good...

Author: By Bonnie P. Zahl | Title: Harvard Lacks Platform to Discuss Science And Religion | 5/11/2007 | See Source »

...coaching staff have decided that this is the method that is most likely to return the national championship to Radcliffe after a 10-year drought,” Catalano said, “and, we hope, return it to Radcliffe on a regular basis...

Author: By Barrett P. Kenny, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Novices Prove Expert In Series of Blowouts | 5/3/2007 | See Source »

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