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...role of different religions in the lives of many students. Not to speak of the Alumni Association's panel on religion held last week, the undergraduate column on religion at Harvard in the latest issue of Harvard Magazine or the upcoming address at Junior Parents' Weekend by Professor Diana Eck on changes in American religion. The Interfaith Forum is both a response to and a catalyst for such activities...
Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies Diana L. Eck makes a now-famous remark to the effect that, if you know only one language, basically you don't know any language at all: since you can't imagine that your own cunning little world has a boundary, the idea of stepping beyond it seems nonsensical, and so you can't begin to fathom the existence of other worlds. Her apt application of this metaphor to the experience of religion, though, finds a more comfortable home in our minds than in our collective stomach lining. No one would dispute...
That the religious lives of this community are vibrant and varied is obvious and encouraging. There are more than two dozen chaplaincies in the United Ministry--and several handfuls of other recognized religious groups. Attendance at various rites and services seems to be on the rise; and Professor Eck's is one of the more popular entry-level courses offered. My personal favorite religious discussion of the year to date was the well-attended collaborative effort of Hillel and the Catholic Students Association: "GUILT: Nobody Does It Better." Best of all, the creation of the Undergraduate Interfaith Forum has promised...
...women's tennis team traveled all the way to Notre Dame this weekend to face Big Ten powers that included Maryland, Michigan State, University of Michigan, Purdue, University of Kentucky, and Notre Dame in the ECK Tennis Classic. The tournament was divided into four singles flights and two doubles flights...
...While Eck and Bol's motives may not bemalicious, some graduate students say Eck and Bolmay have reason not to wish to work with Garzilli...