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...Larry basically invented modern college debating,” recalls his sophomore-year debate partner Albert W. Alschuler ’62, a Northwestern law professor. “He and I were walking around Cambridge when he looked into an art store window and saw a grey sketchpad. We divided it into columns, one for each speech, and devised a way to track all the arguments throughout the debate...
...important part in educating “citizen[s] of a democracy within a global society,” as the report advances as its underlying aim. Religion has always been important and certainly, recent events seem to have elevated its relevance to understanding human interaction in the modern world. Both before and after 9/11, religious ideas have been among the most potent social forces, animating decisions with profound global implications. But is religion, on its own terms, important enough that we should elevate it to a category of courses within our program of general education? We think not. Understanding...
...when the author of “Making Harvard Modern,” historian Morton Keller, was asked whether Clinton stood a chance of succeeding Interim President Derek C. Bok, he said, simply...
...well versed in music and musical performance will be attracted to the residency’s cultural and historical aspects,” Lee wrote in an e-mail. Tomorrow’s events will be headlined by the rock group China Magpie, known for melding modern and traditional musical styles. The group will take to the stage at Club Passim on Palmer Street, behind the Harvard Coop, at 8 p.m. In a Dance Jam on Thursday, undergraduate dancers can improvise as Silk Road Ensemble musicians play. The event, open on a first-come, first-served basis, starts...
...said. “You don’t have to wait for professionals to have space in their newspapers or even on their Web sites.” Martin Nisenholtz, senior vice president of digital operations for The New York Times Company, lauded the non-stop nature of modern news. “We have the bones now and the infrastructure to report about and edit the news continuously,” he said. A student at the Kennedy School who attended the event, Anjeanette T. Damon, said the future of journalism is an important topic...