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...many Catholic students seem to care more about the apparent obsolescence of laws than forbid pre-marital sex than they do about issues like birth control. To promote abstinence today, therefore, Cahill argued, Catholic pedagogues ought to associate sex not merely with procreation but also with “commitment?? and “integrity...

Author: By Avishai D. Don | Title: Sex, Love, and Purim | 2/24/2010 | See Source »

...university made a commitment??albeit unwritten—to offer up a 0.7-acre site for residential development. The land, which was purchased late last year, is currently occupied by the Brookline Machine Company. The pledge serves as a reminder of Harvard’s commitment to community building and redevelopment in Allston. Moreover, a concession of this scale is rare and generous. The last such contribution of this magnitude occurred in 1998, when the university donated land for an Allston branch of the Boston Public Library...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Land to Build On | 11/8/2009 | See Source »

...convinced that the University would really stand to save a lot of money without really doing harm to what they call their main aim and commitment??namely continuing to promote education and research,” Striker said...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi and Alexandra perloff-giles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Profs May Be Offered Buyout | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

...missile deal poses further problems because it not only covers the physical installation of the missile defense system, but also sets up a pact of “mutual commitment?? between Poland and the U.S. to aid each other “in case of military or other threats” with greater speed than NATO would provide. This assurance of mutual aid is backed up by the Patriot missiles, which, while they are defensive, would allow Poland to respond to a Russian attack without needing outside assistance. The U.S. still claims that this missile deal...

Author: By Ellen C. Bryson | Title: A Polish Missile Crisis? | 9/28/2008 | See Source »

...club is currently promoting—has earned them a counterfeit citizenship. Their interest is unsubstantiated by any connection to the team’s history and traditions, the source for both the richness as well as the baseness of Red Sox fan culture. Baseball requires patience, dedication, and commitment??all values that have lost their pride of place among most Harvard students, especially those who cheer...

Author: By Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: Jump off the Bandwagon | 4/6/2008 | See Source »

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