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...many trappings of the secular holiday Festivus, popularized by the sitcom “Seinfeld” during a 1997 episode entitled “The Strike.” Frank Costanza, father of the recurring character George Costanza, claims to have invented the holiday as a protest against the commercialization of Christmas. “A Festivus for the rest of us,” as Frank proclaims, has led real-life Cabot to hold an annual celebration of the new holiday, this year on Sunday, December 10, which included a spread bountiful enough to include everyone, with food...
...California, U.S. Commentator Ramadan's viewpoint column urged the West to remember "the critical role that Muslims played in the development of Western thought." If Ramadan wants to bolster the image of Islam in the West today, however, he would do better to implore Muslims around the world to protest any and all acts of violence, intimidation and terrorism committed in the name of Allah. Until then, how can Ramadan blame anyone for fearing Muslim immigration? Only when Muslims learn to accept Christians and members of other religions will they no longer be taken as a threat to world peace...
...According to Chinese law, to convict Zhao the prosecutors would have to prove he had organized the protest and that it had caused substantial material harm. Chen argued compellingly that the prosecution's case rested on a report by an appraisal company that explicitly stated it had treated all the mining firm's claims as fact-instead of conducting an independent audit-and on an eyewitness account by someone who had been miles away from the scene of the protest. Chen also called a witness who testified under oath to having been coerced by police into signing an affidavit...
Three undergraduates convened for a prayer ceremony this Friday to protest a Crimson column printed last week...
Kelsey T. Leonard ’10, a member of the Shinnecock Nation group, organized and led the prayer to protest a Dec. 6 Crimson column by Jonathan Lehman ’08, which stated that the “crusade” against team mascots in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was overblown...