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...rather than attempting to contribute to what PHCers might consider the seamy ideologies that plague academia, the school’s self-professed goal is to “lead our nation and shape our culture.” The new Strategic Intelligence Program—one of the concentrations in the school’s government department—provides a trade school approach to an increasingly important sector of the government. Classes in “Empirical Research Methods” and “Intelligence Research and Analysis” coalesce with a liberal arts core (Western...
...saying in any way, shape, or form that all decisions on whether or not to retain coaches should be based on wins and losses. In reading the archived Crimson articles announcing the resignations of both coaches, it is clear that both Restic and Tomassoni were great people who added a lot to the University at large and helped their student-athletes grow as young...
...fractured world. We do not know yet. In his latest press conference, he pledged to stay the course. We do know that this unassuming man became a radical gambler with his fate and with humanity's. Perhaps, as he saw it, he had no choice. But the decision to shape world events, rather than be molded by them, is the one by which his presidency will be measured. --By Andrew Sullivan
That seemingly apolitical stand has made Sistani decidedly political, allowing him to fashion himself as the defender of Iraqi rights while exercising influence over the future shape of the country. He was born in Mashhad, Iran, to a prominent family of Islamic scholars; indeed, his story has parallels to that of another Iranian cleric from Najaf who rose to power--Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini. But Sistani is no Khomeini. He has long preached that the Shi'ite clergy stay out of politics to avoid being sullied by deals and compromise. His vision is of a Shi'ite orthodoxy that exercises influence...
...century gala at the Opera Garnier. But more important, he has changed the way we dress, the very proportions of our clothes, cutting dresses and jackets on the bias--against the grain of the fabric--so that they spiral around the body and give women a sinuous, sexier shape...