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DIED. Tillie Olsen, 94, political, feminist writer and advocate for the working class who gave life to characters seldom before celebrated in fiction: ordinary women struggling to survive amid the demands of jobs and motherhood; in Oakland, Calif. For many years a working mom with little time to write, she produced a small body of hugely influential work. Among her books: the nonfiction Silences, which explored women's obstacles to creativity, and the 1961 collection Tell Me a Riddle, whose title novella detailed an unhappily married couple's road trip and won an O. Henry Award for exceptional short fiction...
...Professor of Jewish Studies Jay M. Harris’ Moral Reasoning 54: “If There Is No God, All Is Permitted,” already take on these concerns. They are perennially oversubscribed, showing that these sorts of classes are precisely what students are asking for yet seldom receive...
...fear massive terrorism plots, killer strains of bacteria in our food and lurking predators, but we seldom think of heart disease when we order fries. Thrill-seeking readers appreciated our analysis of the threats we face every day, which--surprise!--don't include a bungee jump or deadly snakes...
...Khmer Architecture is under threat. Its founding father, Vann Molyvann, is now 80 years old and one has to wonder if his buildings will last as long. While the great architect's views on the current development of Phnom Penh are still respectfully listened to, they are seldom acted upon. The hope is that this beautiful book will not simply be a record of his work and that of his peers, but an inspiration to future generations of Cambodians to preserve and evolve an architectural style that has no parallel. -By Kevin Doyle...
...worry that undergraduates tend too seldom to consider Harvard’s endowment an extension of our community, our values, and our capacity for growth,” said Matthew R. Greenfield ’08, the lone undergraduate on the ACSR...