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...should own symbols of the past: "Repatriation is usually connected to the idea that a country's modern cultural identity is tied to the objects of its ancient history, that those objects are the tangible symbols of the link between a nation's past and its present. The debate is thick with the sense of stolen identity, of the theft of a nation's very soul, which is largely why this debate surpasses legal minutiae to take on moral overtones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Owns Ancient Treasures? | 11/6/2008 | See Source »

...progressive HSHS may be, it is still a charitable organization. Spare Change, importantly, is not. It is an organization dedicated to homeless empowerment, from its mission statement to its content. Published by the Homeless Empowerment Project (HEP), every issue proudly states that Spare Change intends, “To present, by our own example, that homeless and economically disadvantaged people, with the proper resources, empowerment, opportunity, and encouragement are capable of creating change for ourselves in society.” The agency implicit in this mission is clear: By their own example, empowered homeless—and economically disadvantaged?...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Lending a Hand | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

Dear Yale Daily News Staff, I’d like to present you with a challenge. It’s something many members of the sports board have been suggesting for weeks, and now, I’m finally taking the time to put it into writing. We’re not just handing you to any challenge: not a challenge to some stupid drinking games The Crimson has already showed its superiority in (the YDN was clearly overmatched in last year’s pre-Game festivities); not a write-off or a readership challenge or some other journalism...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MAD ABOUT YOU: Choice’s Yours, Daily News | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...flaw in these constitutional amendments is the perception that our present moral and cultural views will be absolutes well into the indefinite future. After all, American opinions on divorce and interracial marriage are far cries from the views held a century ago. And let’s not forget that the only amendment in the United States Constitution to legislate popular morality, Prohibition, is also the only one to be repealed. Drinking is now accepted by a majority of Americans, and judging by statutory initiatives passed in Massachusetts and Michigan on Tuesday, marijuana isn?...

Author: By Steven T. Cupps | Title: Si Se Puede? | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...lawn at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa never filled to capacity. A space that might have held 2,000 or more, stood about one quarter empty. And many of those present took poorly to McCain's praise of Obama's achievement. They booed at times, and one loud man swore at the stage, evoking the excretions of various farm animals. The fireworks the campaign had purchased to celebrate victory never fired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Defeat, McCain Offers Graceful End to Rough Campaign | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

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