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...myself, where are the Saudi religious police when you need them? Some will call this attitude Puritanical, a word that sounds nastier than it should, and will boldly defend students’ “right”—the most overused word of the 20th century??to do whatever they want whenever they want to.But I’m more inclined to agree with what the ethicist Peter Lawler has written, that our loss of Puritanism “has exacted a real erotic cost. A genuine 17th-century Puritan man who caught a glimpse...
...announcement of the new center occurred at a “Child Health and Development in the 21st Century?? symposium honoring the former U.S. surgeon general and Harvard Medical School professor emeritus of health policy, Julius B. Richmond...
...verge of extinction. Apple and Commodore and Radio Shack had already started selling small computers to consumers, but it was the release of the IBM PC in the summer of 1981, shortly after my class’s graduation, that would not only seal the fate of a century??s worth of writing technology but also instigate a flood of social changes that are still unfolding around...
...century??s time, Harvard Square may find itself entirely submerged in the waters of the Charles River, according to a study that is gaining widespread attention because of the devastating floods in Massachusetts last month. The three-year-long study, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, anticipates frequent torrential rains and flooding for the Boston area in 100 years if climate change is left unchecked. The team of 10 scientists who conducted the study, “Climate’s Long-term Impacts on Metro Boston,” also found that Boston’s average...
Time is almost out for Senior Gift donations, and while participation has been high, not everyone’s cheery. The Senior Gift, taking cues from big league fund raising ventures, acknowledges hefty student donations with “century?? and “associate” gift level tags for $100 and $250 contributions, respectively, kind of like donations to a municipal symphony. The practice isn’t new, but it’s drawn ire from those who say it makes class divisions a part of the feel-good fund. Supporters tend to cite...