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Unlike RPI, the Union strength lies between the pipes. Although he may not possess the best numbers in the league right now, senior goaltender Trevor koenig remains one of the best netminders in the ECAC...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M.Hockey Faces RPI, Union in NY | 1/9/1998 | See Source »

...escape the inevitable "vicious" and/or "imbecilic" outcomes of this process, Cotton advocates a system of elected representatives who will "likely possess the virtues necessary to deliberate well." Sounds like a representative democracy is a great deal: the masses shed the burden of thinking about those weighty issues (about which they have nothing intelligent to say anyway), and let the politicians do all the dirty work. Why would Habermas be so silly to as to argue against such a wonderful system...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cotton Can Learn From Habermas's Theory of Communicative Action | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

...criteria may be applied. Ironically, Cotton himself seems to support the idea that politicians should gain their authority via the deliberation of a rationally engaged electorate. He writes, "They [most Americans] may lack the talent needed to persuade others or the sophistication to avoid demagogues, but they surely possess the ability needed to hear politicians, ingest their arguments and vote according to their opinions." Habermas would likely agree with much of this statement...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cotton Can Learn From Habermas's Theory of Communicative Action | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

Colin J. Kegler '97-'98, said that "memory is a way of preserving history." He added that older members of society possess "worldly knowledge that is a wonderful addition to Harvard's teaching...

Author: By James P. Mcfadden, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Turkel Brings Life To Ed School Stage | 12/2/1997 | See Source »

Unlike the millions of victims who perished in the Holocaust, the possessions they were forced to leave behind often survived the war. The search for lost gold and cash has recently focused on Swiss banks, but the quest for their art is broader, spreading throughout Europe and into the U.S. Experts estimate that there are scores, perhaps hundreds, of paintings, prints and lithographs stolen by the Nazis that are now in America's private collections and top museums. New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art owns two allegedly looted paintings, one claimed by the Belgian government, the other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ART: SAVING THE SPOILS OF WAR | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

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