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...different ends of the political spectrum to respond to different sections of the book. And then they've been debating it wildly online. But the conclusion was: "Wow, you either love her or hate her." Not much neutrality. And you know, in theory, I wrote the book to help spark a debate and certainly the debate is happening. I think the debate is really healthy. If I got universal approval for this thesis, it would contradict my thesis. My thesis is that this is a war and it's a war with very real casualties, so if I just...
...founded 10 years ago by Jasmina Bojic, a filmmaker, critic, and professor at Stanford. “Documentary, in particular the images, can influence people to think about the world in different ways,” Bojic says. The festival, she adds, is meant “to spark discussion and ideas” in people, while enabling them “to discuss the topics with filmmakers.” Among the filmmakers attending will be Shui-Bo Wang, whose “They Chose China” tells the story of 21 American soldiers who were POWs...
...over visiting MIT. Junior David Tune orchestrated two offensive assaults on the Engineer net, tying the game at eight a piece in the fourth, and adding the final goal of the match to finish the game on a sound note. “We were just waiting for that spark,” sophomore Egen Atkinson said. “We got it from the energy of the crowd, the fans were definitely the catalyst.” Playing to a vibrant crowd for the home opener, the Crimson fed off of the crowd’s enthusiasm to lift...
...might get the same level of exercise as from chasing a soccer ball. What's more, this is a workout kids don't try to duck. "Physical education used to be a joke," says Dr. John Ratey, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of Spark, an upcoming book about exercise. "That has changed simply because we are catching up with the gamer generation...
...appropriate finish to a stellar weekend, Harvard captured its fourth win of the weekend against the visiting Yalies.Having held leads of 8-1 at the half and 12-4 at the end of three quarters, the Crimson dominated possession throughout the match, once again relying on its defense to spark its deadly counter-attacks. Sophomore Spencer Livingston and freshman Bret Voith each contributed three goals and freshman Jeff Lee collected three steals to secure the team’s tournament-closing triumph.“The program is improving year in and year out,” Livingston said...