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...could look at something like the destruction of Reims [Cathedral] in World War I and the reaction in the U.S., suggesting that there is a long history of Americans feeling connected to medieval France, but that’s not a reason why we ‘should’ care. [It’s] just evidence that Americans have long cared about issues of cultural preservation, particularly in France because the US has seen itself as France’s intellectual heir since the days of Franklin and Jefferson,” said Fozi, in an e-mail...
...reason that I got involved with the event is that I think very little has been said about censorship in certain totalitarian regimes,” says Ivet A. Bell ’13, who has been working to raise funding and publicity through the Undergraduate Council. Bell recognizes the importance of Unrue’s efforts: “She’s trying to bring students to an event that could perhaps be confined to a literary community, but I hope that it won’t be, and that it will attract the interest of various groups...
Additionally, pre-registration allows the College to save resources in a way that will only marginally inconvenience students. Since the uploaded pre-schedule will be non-binding, students have no reason to fear that they will lose the chance to enroll in different courses if they change their minds. The process also does not seem like it will require much effort on the part of undergraduates. Noting classes one might be interested in next semester from the comfort of one’s laptop seems remarkably easy, and as a budget cut, this seems remarkably unintrusive...
...Calmer celebrations might bring back to memory the real reason for all the splashing: the promise of rain. Chinese scholars often trace the Songkran festival back to India. Classic Hindu texts describe water-splashing as a means of washing away sin on the occasion of the New Year, when deities would visit the land of the living. Since at this time the gods are so close, it is also an opportune moment to ask for precipitation; splashing therefore becomes a way of praying for plenty. By sprinkling water, the Dai, like the Indians before them, should be attempting to entice...
...user-generated online encyclopedia. He started by posting technical tips and essays on various bulletin boards and his own blog on sina.com, a major Chinese Web portal. "During that time, many of my posts were either quietly deleted or unable to get published on my blog for no reason," he says...