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...University's performance on another criterion-the social experience of black students-is alarming. Harvard received a disappointing score of 3.75 out of 5. While no ranking can be taken without a grain of salt, and the criteria of this ranking seem especially vague, the rankings nevertheless should remind us of a troubling fact: Harvard is still a place where black students feel markedly less comfortable than their white counterparts...
...TIME's chief religion writer, reports this week on the historical, mythical and religious interpretations of Moses. "He's a compelling character as a human being and as an archetype because he connects important stories from different religions," says Van Biema. "The Prince of Egypt and some new books remind us of his extraordinary power and the mystery that still surrounds him." Van Biema, who has written cover stories on the Shroud of Turin and the Book of Genesis, says exploring faith in contemporary times presents a challenge: "It's like reporting on last week's politics and spending...
...regards to the "traditionality" of the Pudding, I would remind supporters exactly what that history is (and isn't). Up until the turn of the century, the Pudding rarely presented student-written scripts. Its focus was on published operattas and parodies. Until the 1960s, the productions' support was chiefly organized by wealthy matrons of Boston society who promoted the values of Good Society while barring "undesirable" members. In 1951, the Woman of the Year Award was inaugurated. Shortly thereafter the Club and Theatricals split. Women were then allowed to work in costuming and make...
...fact stands that we have never lost to B.C. in an indoor dual meet, and we're going to remind them of that fact this Saturday," he said. "They're histori cally mediocre, and we'd like to start the season by blowing them...
...movies tend to remind us of being in sixth grade again," says Frank Coraci, director of The Wedding Singer and The Waterboy--and, like Sandler-film screenwriter Tim Herlihy, a pal of the star's since they were all at New York University a decade ago. That's exactly right. The films are full of preadolescent aggression, exaggerated for laughs. In Billy Madison, Sandler gets his kicks by leaving a bag of flaming feces at a neighbor's door, saying the F word in a roomful of first-graders, mocking a stuttering boy. As a clumsy hockey player in Happy...