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Michael J. Sandel, who teaches the popular moral reasoning course “Justice,” recently posed an essay question to his students: Imagine you are a soldier behind enemy lines on a secret mission and unarmed civilians discover you. Should you kill them...
...Indo-Muslim languages and culture professor Ali S. Asani ’77, who teaches the popular course Foreign Cultures 70, “Understanding Islam and Contemporary Muslim Societies,” described a “religious and cultural illiteracy” about Islam at Harvard, which he said extends to segments of the faculty and administration. He said students have complained to him about discrimination and prejudice from professors...
...crime have all been endemic to and glorified in America since long before rap music ever existed. Specifically, the rise of the lucrative crack-cocaine market in America and the explosion of violence that accompanied it came and went long before the music that celebrated it ever became popular...
...Really, how can anyone reasonably blame a form of entertainment for problems in society? Before it ended a few months ago, The Sopranos was one of the most TV popular shows in America—but I highly doubt anyone was compelled to become a mobster after watching it. The same goes for most cultural phenomenon during any given era, as The Nation contributor Dave Zirin writes: “Music and culture are reflections—sometimes very ugly reflections—of … harsh realities…Blaming hip-hop for our current state is like...
Quincy House Masters Lee and Deborah J. Gehrke announced the re-opening of the Quincy Cage as an artistic space at the Quincy Community Dinner last week. A popular rock show venue in the basement of New Quincy, the Quincy Cage closed last spring due to renovations to make the House more accessible. Last year, the space was used exclusively for rock shows, according to former Cage Manager Siena T. Koncsol ’08. “The only other venue for concerts like this is the Queen’s Head Pub, and even though it?...