Word: path
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...TIME: How do you respond to Western criticism of the coup as a step back for democracy? SONTHI: Everybody wants to walk forward if the path is clear. But if we walk forward and see that there are thorns in front, it is not wise to walk on top of those thorns. It is better to stop, step back and find another way around...
...unsophisticated Asian community, has always saddened me. I finished Jasvinder Sanghera's memoir Shame in four days. I pray more socially minded Asian women follow Sanghera's footsteps in setting up refuge centers for Asian women. I congratulate her for founding the organization Karma Nirvana, not for the rocky path she has taken. M.S. Shah Jahan Colombo...
...interview with The Crimson, Pearl said Longfellow served as “an ambassador for fine literature” at Harvard. Even though the poet was not a professor of literature, he “transformed the educational culture that surrounded foreign subjects” and cut a path for the study of texts within the context of other cultures. Longfellow resided at the famous Craigie House, which had been used as headquarters by George Washington during the Revolutionary War. The house was the meeting place of the Saturday Club, a literary salon including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Class...
...Provost Steven E. Hyman will remain in his current post when President-elect Drew G. Faust takes over is good for Faust and—most importantly—good for Harvard. We only hope that Mass. Hall is not just a pit stop on Hyman’s path to another university’s president’s office. Despite the interim year overseen by President Derek C. Bok, a rough transition come July is almost inevitable—Harvard will have a new president and four new deans. Having served as provost since 2001, Hyman will...
Aspiring journalists and filmmakers may not usually think of documenting health problems in the world’s less-developed nations as a path to financial success, but an impressive portion of the Harvard community did take notice of global health challenges on Feb 15. Over 100 students and faculty members attended a film screening and panel discussion entitled “Global Health and Journalism.” The event, sponsored by the Harvard Initiative for Global Health (HIGH), aimed to give participants a better understanding of ignored global health crises. HIGH is a university-wide organization with...