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...crucial bridge connecting antiquity to the Renaissance, as the keeper of the sacred flame of classical learning through the so-called Dark Ages. It was also a melting pot of influences. Byzantines, who were devout Christians, considered themselves the inheritors of the Roman Empire, despite the fact that they spoke Greek. Their knowledge, exemplified by the advanced engineering and spectacular architecture of their capital on the Bosphorus, made them the envy of the world. But that progress also made them vulnerable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Exhibition Uncovers the Secrets of Byzantium | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

...panel also included Mitchell C. Hunter ’09, who spoke about the “fantastic” collaboration between students and administrators during his time on the Greenhouse Gas Task Force...

Author: By Natasha S. Whitney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Harvard Office Encourages Sustainability | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

After the panelists spoke, audience members asked questions and offered suggestions for environmental initiatives...

Author: By Natasha S. Whitney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Harvard Office Encourages Sustainability | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

Dukakis also spoke to the fundamental differences between the two parties, particularly about how each traditionally views the role of government...

Author: By Paul C. Mathis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dukakis Dings Electoral College | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...Obama also expertly defended his partial birth abortion voting record by explaining that there was no clause in the bill allowing protection of the mother’s health.There is more to a debate than what is verbally communicated. Physical communication and eloquence, are also very important. Obama spoke with a water-faucet flow, flashing his gleaming smile intermittently. McCain’s speech had the flow of a traffic jam in a snow storm, as he confused syntax and became short of breath. This stuff matters. McCain argued like he was down in the polls. On the other hand...

Author: By George Hayward | Title: Presidentiality | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

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