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...press conference that dealt with such weighty measures - a rare case where, as Carl Hulse wrote in today's New York Times, " the policy is as monumental as the politics," the meeting had more than the usual share of light-hearted moments. Bush always tries a little too hard to remind those watching at home that he's one of the boys; his penchant for broad one-liners and his reflexive "heh-heh-hehing" has earned him the nickname "Shecky-in-Chief" from some. Today, there was prop comedy from NBC's David Gregory, who had to extricate himself from...
...Nobel Prize winners such as physicist Roy J. Glauber and star professors like Louis Menand in an intimate setting and, if you’re lucky, may even manage to score a Spring Break fieldtrip to Tokyo. Though these courses may officially be “freed from the usual constraints associated with a regular course offering” (i.e. letter grades and final exams), they aren’t all a walk in the Harvard Forest (although you can do that too). Many have full-length term papers and a hefty reading load. Having not yet mastered...
...with his new Phil 19, “Introduction to Philosophy of Religion,” notable for its lofty yet intriguing promise to explore the “tenability of miracles” and other aspects of divinity. New courses abound in the department, presumably because of the usual turnover of visiting and junior faculty members noticeable within a small concentration. But the core senior faculty—including professors Warren Goldfarb, Thomas Scanlon, Gisela Striker, and Simmons—can be comforting as they lead you through their one-of-a-kind intellectual trial-by-fire...
...what has been successful so far,” said Crimson coach John Kerr regarding his team’s offensive strategy for the contest against No. 5 Duke (5-0-1, 1-0-1 ACC) this weekend. The challenge for the resurgent offense will be more than the usual non-conference warm-ups when Kerr and his team run up against his alma mater and former coach, John Rennie, on Saturday at Ohiri Field. The Blue Devils have established themselves as a national-title contender in the early part of the season with two strong showings against ranked teams...
...become a little smarter of an operation," he says. Just a few days ago, the Taliban fired mortars at the base. No one was hurt, but it certainly was a wake-up call. Now that the usual "presence patrols" are limited, the Taliban have become bolder...