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...more like a planter, since it's the most densely populated in the country. Sundance, Wyo., sounds like a merry place, but it was named for a Lakota Indian festival in which young warriors cut off pieces of their flesh and then danced in a test of strength. You wonder who moves to Helltown, Devil's Den, Weedpatch (all in California); Boring, Ore.; Elephant Butte, N.M.; West Thumb, Wyo.; Trickem, Ala.; Possum Trot, Ky.; or Lonelyville, N.Y. But they are all probably close to someone's idea of paradise...
Structurally, the course is organized around demonstrating how scientific statements flow from the interplay of data and concept. There is no shortage of the “scientific method” in the course. Finally, I strive to convey the wonder and joy that can flow from the scientific endeavor. I strongly believe that in institutions of higher learning there ought to be a place for courses that excite the mind, and that enhance our appreciation of how we came to be and of our place on the planet...
...described Wang as “at once a classmate, a brother, and a friend.” Elise Ng ’07, who other students said was dating Wang, gave an emotional tribute to him, recalling his love of nature. “He had a great wonder about the world and always used to think about ways to make it a better place,” she said. “He must have had a thousand pictures in his computer of scenes outside.” She closed her remarks with the wish that Wang...
...StarsAs winter approaches, Harvard’s biggest flaw becomes more and more apparent: it isn’t in Palo Alto. No one who has weathered a Cambridge winter would wonder why composer John C. Adams ’69 would relocate to California immediately after finishing his degree. What is surprising is how the transplanted New Englander has taken to his new home: with his latest release, the famed composer produces a tribute to the state worthy of a native son. In what may be Adams’ best composition of the past ten years...
...Muslim adult men may find this unpleasant, but in a diverse society, they are probably expected to just deal with it. Schoolchildren are a different matter altogether. They may not be briefed on the roots of such Islamic mores, but they'll still wonder why they can't see their teacher's face. I wouldn't want a niqab-wearer as a role model for my child, and I wouldn't want to explain that his teacher considers her bare face somehow immoral. It is ironic that living in an Islamic theocracy, this is something I would never have...