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...Judaism's primary manifestations is nationalistic: It promises the Jews a nation-state in the land between the Nile and the Euphrates Rivers(only a portion of which is now under the sovereignty of the state of Israel). Some of this land was originally conquered by the biblical Israelites from the peoples of Canaan, peoples whom the Bible records as steeped in immoral practices such as human sacrifice and incest. But it was conquest nonetheless...

Author: By Joseph Enis, | Title: Liberalism, Jews and Israel: Can Moses and Kant Coexist? | 3/10/1990 | See Source »

Spence said his slide show covers much the same territory as the budget letter he presented to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) last December, which delineated his general priorities for the FAS portion of the proposed fundraising campaign...

Author: By Gregory B. Kasowski, | Title: Spence Considering Final Drive Proposal | 3/9/1990 | See Source »

...already learned at home and in high school, perhaps it was the Eliot Spring Fete, the Hasty Pudding Ball, various faculty dinners or master's open houses that somehow taught me along the way what was socially correct behavior and what was inappropriate and rude. Evidently, a certain portion of the Harvard undergraduate population has yet to learn these lessons...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hasty Pudding Disruptions | 3/8/1990 | See Source »

...Loeb just has so much space--that's whatthe difficulty is," said Lowell Professor of theHumanities William Alfred, who chairs thecommittee. "The difficulty is we don't want to doundergraduates out of their time. If theUniversity paid for a portion of space time, thenCitystep could be put in without limitingundergraduate time...

Author: By Lan N. Nguyen, | Title: Citystep Criticizes Lack Of Performance Space | 3/7/1990 | See Source »

...most riveting and explosive portion of this book deals with Johnson's 1948 campaign for the Senate. The favorite was Coke Stevenson, "by far the most popular Governor in the history of Texas, a public official, moreover, who had risen above politics to become a legend." As if beating "Mr. Texas" was not burden enough, L.B.J. developed a kidney stone. Daily he made speeches and shook hands and then collapsed in a car in agony. Eventually the stone was removed, and he was off again, against the advice of doctors. The suffering paid off: in the primary runoff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Making of Landslide Lyndon | 3/5/1990 | See Source »

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