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...unclear whether Social Analysis 10, “Principles of Economics”—a rite of passage for hundreds of freshmen—will continue to count for general education credit...
...Call it extreme early admissions. Students argue that the practice allows them to enjoy their last year of high school without engaging in the increasingly histrionic rite of passage known as college admissions. There are other perks: schools like Alma College in Alma, Mich., give early admits dibs on dorm rooms and parking spaces. Colleges benefit the most by locking in the best and most gung-ho students-not to mention those who can afford to pay full fare...
...Once Ratzinger was elected pope, however, interest was sure to heighten in these gatherings, which in the past have covered ecuminism and the Eastern rite church. Last summer, the chosen topic was Islam. Fessio does not deny that evolution may be a top papal priority. "These are the fundamental questions of any human being who becomes aware of himself. Where did I come from? Where I am going? What is the meaning of life - mine and in general?" Fessio says the American debate over ID involves other factors, including separation of church and state. "Intelligent design isn't religion...
...class. Why shouldn't the mikvahs live up to the standard of everything else in their lives?" The luxe boom also coincides with a belated embrace by some notable mikvaphobes. While Reform Judaism rejects the idea of immersion on a monthly basis, it does support it as a conversion rite or a symbolic celebration of life changes such as a divorce or recovery from an illness. In Newton, Mass., the Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters center, founded by author Anita Diamant (The Red Tent) and catering primarily to the non-Orthodox, reports 2,600 immersions in two years. Feminists, meanwhile, have...
...Harvard baseball team, perennial title contenders in the Ivy League’s Red Rolfe division (the league's other division is named for Columbia legend Lou Gehrig), will revisit an annual rite of passage in early...