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Despite not having tutor-sponsored study breaks, Davis and her roommates have established a fun weekly social ritual. Every Monday is Pie Night, where all of the roommates get together, bake a pie, and talk. Davis occasionally invites her on-campus friends to join in the ritual just as she still goes to parties in the Houses to remain connected to House social atmosphere. There are drawbacks to the off-campus lifestyle, however: Davis does concede that she does not run into some of her friends as much as she used to. Another slight hassle of living outside the housing...
Unwittingly, Luke Smith ’04 acknowledges his own folly in his op-ed “Bring Back the Dead White Men” (Nov. 6). He condemns Aztec religious philosophy for the “ritual sacrifice of war prisoners” while ignoring the fact that more people have died in conflicts started by the modern westerns he extols than an any other inter-country conflicts in world history. If veritas is indeed his aim, why stress the importance of the Constitution, a document fraught with hypocrisy from the opening lines...
Alternative “truths” illuminated in Foreign Cultures courses make clear that tolerance is for the most part exclusive to modern-day Western society. Aztec religious philosophy, outlined in gory detail in “Mesoamerican Civilizations,” called for the ritual sacrifice of war prisoners. “Understanding Islam and Contemporary Muslim Societies” must confront uncomfortable realities: suspected adulteresses are stoned to death where Sharia is enforced, women and homosexuals are brutally persecuted throughout the Middle East and Africa, and the president of Nigeria has explained that widespread killings...
...chalk markings appeared on the sidewalk a few days after I moved into my new house. A symbol that looked like two half-moons back to back was scrawled beneath the words "Outside the Box." What did it mean? Was it some bizarre pagan ritual conducted by aficionados of business slogans? Nope--Outside the Box was the name I had assigned on my computer to my wi-fi network. There was only one explanation: I'd been warchalked...
Like moms and dads everywhere, Olsen and other Ridgewood parents are worn out from dragging their kids through the frenzied after-school ritual of dinners on the go and crosstown SUV shuttle runs among practices, competitions, private lessons and club meetings. Unlike most parents, however, the folks in Ridgewood decided to do something about the situation. Two years ago, leaders in this affluent community launched Ready, Set, Relax!, a citywide initiative that encouraged frazzled families to put down some speed bumps in their fast-paced lives. Before Ready, Set, Relax!, Donna Olsen says, "I might not have made the choice...