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...people I had met at The Crimson. College was big, bad, and overwhelming, and thus most of my peers were searching for people who were like them, with whom they could create a niche. It makes sense, after all—there is a feeling of comfort in being understood intuitively, in not having to explain the basic tenets by which one lives...
...online database to help students locate study abroad grants and advising resources. She has also worked with departments and concentrations to help students organize their course requirements to make room for study abroad opportunities.Olivia H. Gage ’07, who corresponded regularly with Edwards, said that the director understood well what students needed and saw the “whole picture” in terms of what a college experience should be. Gage remembers Edwards characterizing Harvard students as “driven” but “risk-averse,” reflecting her desire to encourage...
...moment, U.S. officials are downplaying al-Maliki's tough talk. "The comments from Prime Minister al-Maliki are expected and understood," says a senior adviser to President Bush. Indeed, al-Maliki's remarks may have been intended less for the U.S. government than for members of his own. Haditha is in the restive, Sunni-dominated Anbar province, and al-Maliki needs the support of Sunni politicians just to keep his government functioning. Ayad Jamaluddin, a secular member of Parliament, says al-Maliki's task is "to pilot a plane in which every single passenger has a different destination...
Olivia H. Gage ’07, who corresponded regularly with Edwards, said that the director understood well what students needed and saw the “whole picture” in terms of what a college experience should be. Gage remembers Edwards characterizing Harvard students as “driven” but “risk-averse,” reflecting her desire to encourage more students to explore study abroad opportunities...
...even know my mom was Jewish until I was 13. I was so traumatized by the Catholic experience that I never thought to ask, "Why doesn't Mom go to church?" Even though I may not have known I was the product of a mixed marriage, I definitely understood that dogma was not a good thing. If they had a dogma, it was that they were always on the side of the little...