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...University was founded as a divinity school to train Puritan ministers. For years, Harvard's presidents were themselves ministers. Even today, the song "10,000 Men of Harvard" sings the praises of Puritan ideals...
Outside, the building is still New England Puritan brick. Inside, it's North African Muslim. Bronze railings frame an angular staircase. Under the vaulted wood ceilings in the upstairs room, faux Bronze Age pottery graces the windowsills and exotic music twists around the tables...
...dean said the University even had a mascot at one time, a "Puritan" who ran around the stands during football games in the Soldiers' Field stadium...
...while questions of Kinnock's judgement stemmed form past political blunders, Clinton's come from largely unsubstantiated allegations about improper personal behavior. (The British aren't as puritan as we are. When it came out last month that Paddy Ashdown, the liberal Democratic leader, had committed adultery, his popularity ratings actually swelled...
Structural problems abound within this Puritan institution as well. Some students have complained that there is no physical building here like a student center where one can go to just hang out, especially for first-years who don't have house grills or other social spots...