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...this Pope, whether or not one agrees with him, stands out for his intellectual honesty and linguistic clarity. He believes what he says, and says what he believes in terms that are simple but thought-provoking. In this latest document, he uses Marxism - though no longer a clear and present danger to Catholic faith - as a warning against the rampant growth of reason, science and freedom without a commensurate growth of faith and morals. "The ambiguity of progress becomes evident. Without doubt, it offers new possibilities for good, but it also opens up appalling possibilities for evil - possibilities that formerly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For True Progress, We Need Faith | 12/1/2007 | See Source »

...than “to lay the pending question aside temporarily when something else of immediate urgency has arisen,” such as the early flight of a key participant in the assembly or the need to investigate the matter further. No immediate urgency was either present or asserted at the time that the Faculty parliamentarian authorized the motion and the faculty voted to table the motion. The fervor of their conviction also blinded 74 Ph.D.s to the fact that they were proving my point—that the Israel-Palestine debate has been subject to a unique degree...

Author: By J. lorand Matory | Title: Orwellian Uses of ‘Free Speech’ | 11/30/2007 | See Source »

...representatives past and present heap praise on Sundquist, tossing around words like “magnetic” and “uncanny.” UC President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 said he chose Sundquist as his running mate because he (Petersen) wasn’t “quite as outgoing...

Author: By Chelsea L. Shover, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Running on Experience | 11/30/2007 | See Source »

...sequel to the “Night at the Fogg Museum” event, held earlier this year, the Organization of Undergraduate Representatives for Harvard University Art Museums (OUR HUAM) will present “Night at the Sackler Museum” on Dec. 6. Togas are optional at this night of antiquity, but an extensive knowledge of art history is definitely not a requirement—the student-run event aims to introduce Harvard undergraduates to exhibits on display at the Sackler through culinary, dance, and fashion attractions, as well as student-led tours that will run throughout...

Author: By Jenny J. Lee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Group Goes Greek at the Sackler | 11/30/2007 | See Source »

...outlook. As part of their five-year residency with Harvard, the Silk Road Ensemble has spent the past week developing a chamber arrangement of Uzeyir’s Azerbajani opera “Layla and Majnun.” Before departing on a tour of Japan, the ensemble will present their retelling of this classic Middle Eastern love story as a work-in-progress to the Harvard community.CROSS-CULTURAL COMPOSITIONThe ensemble’s version truncates the original three-and-a-half-hour operatic score written for a full orchestra. While the original arrangement involved both Western and Eastern instruments...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Why Did the Cellist Cross the Silk Road? | 11/30/2007 | See Source »

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