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...CAUGHT UP IN THEIR OWN terrors, have little time for the angst of the wider Islamic world. Those who can look past the daily horrors see an even more frightening future, in which their children carry today's hatreds into the next generation. With thousands being killed on either side, the nationalist, secular slogans that were long taught in Iraq's schools have lost much of their meaning. And children do not get too many lessons in secularism at home. "When we were kids, my parents taught us that Shi'ites had the wrong idea about Islam but were just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Sunni-Shi'ite Divide | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

DIED. Bruce Metzger, 93, eminent New Testament scholar who oversaw the 1989 publication of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the touchstone for those on the liberal side of the biblical-text wars; in Princeton, N.J. A graceful linguist and world authority on translating the New Testament from the original Greek, he aimed to create a more modern, accessible text. Among its revisions: gender-neutral language, the elimination of thees and thous, and syntactical shifts to avoid confusion in meaning. A sentence that Metzger's team edited as "Once I received a stoning," for example, had previously read...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Mar. 5, 2007 | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

...concerned about your suffering libido? Sexual frustration affects 106 percent of Harvard undergraduates, according to a recent study. Thankfully there is hope on the horizon in the form of a little crimson pill called Crimsex. Side effects are usually severe and may vary. Please consult your house tutor or freshman adviser before taking Crimsex. Crimsex may or may not actually alleviate sexual frustration...

Author: By James M. Wilsterman | Title: Brring!ing Home the Bacon | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

...Because I’m fast, [I] stick out,” Barrett said. “The drill instructors like having the best person in their platoon. It helps get on their good side...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Captain Determined to Make World of Difference | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

...Crimson’s second-place finish last weekend made it only natural to worry that last night’s anti-climactic matchup with the Bulldogs might catch Harvard off guard. Grigg acknowledged the postponement was a mental obstacle, but also saw the bright side in the rescheduling...

Author: By Douglas A. Baerlein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Grigg Helps Crimson Overpower Yale | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

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