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...adhan, the Muslim call to prayer, which some consider proselytizing. During its annual Islam Awareness Week last month, the Harvard Islamic Society offered students a taste of the Islamic tradition by having a member proclaim the adhan on Widener steps every day at 1 p.m., a time when the Yard is bustling with students. From the time of its earliest recitation, the adhan has asked Muslims to leave behind everything and hasten to prayer, so that they may join their companions in worship. The adhan then symbolizes an integral element of the Islamic lifestyle, and to study Islamic theology...
...NCAA meet. “You have to be on top of your game every single session and the competition’s so stiff.” This trip marked Rathgeber’s third time at the NCAA national championships, where he finished 11th in the 200-yard IM last year, gaining All-American status for the event. Rathgeber improved on that placement this year, finishing sixth in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:45.61, again receiving All-American honors and achieving his best performance at an NCAA championship meet. He also garnered...
...court yard of the small house made of straw-and-clay bricks, 60-year-old Aurica Draghici washes her laundry in a wooden tub. She doesn't seem surprised by the arrival of visitors. "I was expecting a package from Spain," she explains...
Some of these electronic bulletin boards, known as hospitality-exchange sites, hook up travelers with locals who don't mind having someone stay in an extra room, crash on an empty couch or even pitch a tent in the yard. Many allow people to take turns hosting one another in their homes. And others arrange work for temporary room and board. A few charge nominal fees, but most are free. "What used to be a fringe hobby for a few travelers is becoming a mainstream phenomenon," says Daniel Hoffer, co-founder of Couch Surfing, which has nearly 470,000 users...
...answered with cheers. “Five years in Iraq is five years too long!” Rajaraman shouted. The crowd echoed, “Way too long! Way too long!” After about fifteen minutes, the crowd marched from the Science Center into the Yard, chanting, “We are unstoppable—another Harvard’s possible!” The protesters stopped in front of the John Harvard statue and continued yelling, “No justice, no peace! U.S. out of the Middle East!”Speaking from the front...