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...barbeque in the crisp autumn air, the fight with a friend (or now enemy) over a “Crimson Crazies” t-shirt, or the thrill of watching the team run onto the field, the Harvard nighttime football game against Holy Cross encapsulated the school spirit Harvard often lacks. Even without the heroic comeback—the two touchdown dives that ignited fans—Harvard was a winner on Friday night because of the way the game rallied the campus community. But rather than sitting back and feeling proud about a fun evening and a Crimson victory...
...clear and fortifying here. The whole outdoors smells only of pleasant things.”“Ah, Roxanna,” Frederick said. “It is not merely to our physical state that I refer. The mental evanescence which animates us all, the spirit; that too can become ill. Our souls are no less fragile than our bodies, their immortality notwithstanding.”Roxanna, who believed Frederick to possess great wisdom and sensitivity in nearly everything, considered these remarks gravely. She wished she could push back the hair from Frederick’s face with...
...Though I differ with McCain on specific issues, I've always admired his maverick spirit and straight-talk approach to the press. But his interview with TIME raises grave concerns about his choleric temperament. McCain could have defused legitimate questions about his campaign's new discipline in any number of ways, but to put reporters from a major newsmagazine in the deep freeze betrays a fundamental lack of self-control, not to mention candor. Do we really want to elect such a mercurial individual as our Commander in Chief? Owen Prell, Mill Valley, Calif...
...irruption of the supernatural into religious life. Their miracles all took place in the Bible. At the opposite end of the spectrum are the more experiential churches, like many African-American denominations and those in the Pentecostal movement, that lay heavy emphasis on the workings of the Holy Spirit, where the supernatural, through gifts like healing, prophesying and speaking in tongues, makes regular visits in the pews. In the middle are sacramental faiths like Roman Catholicism, where the supernatural has a regular place on the altar (after all, the Eucharist is said to be the literal body and blood...
These two events were very popular, with the 2005 event drawing a reported 2,500 students. The rallies featured Harvard spirit contests, performances by the Harvard cheerleaders, appearances by the football team, and choruses of little-known Harvard fight songs...