Word: veteransã
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Blacksburg, Va.—Save for a few lonely flags in the cemetery by First Parish Church in the Square, Veterans?? Day passed largely unobserved at Harvard, from what I could tell. Sure, some students probably reflected on their own as they went about their day. But most simply enjoyed a Tuesday off: they slept in, caught up on coursework, watched the preview screening of the new Tim Burton film and nursed hangovers from the Harvard State University party the night before. There was, after all, little in the way of commemoration to remind us why classes...
...Memorial Church’s plaque was conceived by a committee headed by former Governor and then-Senator Leverett Saltonstall ’14. The $75,000 marker was unveiled the week of Veterans?? Day in 1951; it was hard to miss the notation that followed Sannwald’s name. Almost immediately, The Crimson wrote that the inclusion of his name was “contradictory” to the aims of the memorial...
...nearness of World War II also meant that members of the Class of 1953 knew many veterans??and many stories about the war—and so did not hold many illusions about the grim reality of combat...
...veterans?? absence allowed Anderson to play many freshmen...
...black History Month and the programs that have been designed for the Harvard community in the coming weeks. Some critics will claim that focusing on black history during February marginalizes it. But Black History Month does this no more than a holiday such as Veterans?? Day makes us forget during the rest of the year the great contribution that servicemen have made to our country. To the contrary, Black History Month is when all of us pay extra attention to our rich history. Black history is all of our history...