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...Thanksgiving represents more than a litany of good tidings and an amalgam of turkey-time truisms. There is a stubborn rectitude to the holiday itself, reminiscent of its stiff-necked Pilgrim forbearers. More than any other date on the calendar, Thanksgiving has remained private and personal, devoid of the tinsel trappings that mar the rest of contemporary life. On this ecumenical holiday, Americans are allowed to be as prayerful or as secular as they choose, with no one complaining that they have somehow taken the thanks out of Thanksgiving...
...Keeffe exhibited the bold flower paintings that further inflamed her reputation. They have since become the staple of a prolific calendar and poster industry. But when the overripe irises and hollyhocks first appeared, the critics were intrigued, the public scandalized, the artist discomfited. When an interviewer remarked that the blossoms resembled female genitalia, O'Keeffe ordered her to turn off the microphone and refused to speak about "such rubbish...
Residential committee members said they willcomplete a proposal by next Monday, to go beforethe full council on November 19. The committeeoriginally had been prepared to reach a decisionlast Monday, but set its deadline back when thecouncil adjusted its calendar...
...society's long-term social calendar already includes movie showings of Real Genius, Stand and Deliver and, of course, Revenge of the Nerds. Plans for an all-geek dance where only non-dance music will be played are also in the works...
Four varsity members opted not to compete against Boston University rather than to play on Yom Kippur, the most holy day in the Jewish calendar...