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...sign of deplorable bigotry (unfortunately, the same poll also proves that many Americans are still deplorable bigots). I think this moral imperative extends to homosexuals, although the country is belatedly establishing social norms against anti-gay bias. But what about religion? According to a 2003 study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 38 percent of adult Americans would personally not vote for a Muslim. Is a refusal to vote for a member of a particular religion similarly unacceptable...
...buildings. Many of Reyes’s works were inspired by ideas he encountered while completing a residency at Harvard in partnership with the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS). In 2003, Reyes was one of roughly 200 applicants for a fellowship with DRCLAS’ Art Forum, only two of whom eventually received invitations.Over the next three years, Reyes made a series of extended visits to the center that enabled him to interact with faculty and take advantage of the University’s research facilities. It was on one of these visits that Reyes met Doris...
...this very public forum, it appears that students on both ends of the political spectrum are in this not just to get their targeted candidate into office, but to change America—at least for the next two years. The kinds of comments leaving the lips of all the debaters strike a chord not dissimilar from those on the professional circuit. But while they may look the part as they command the crowd in Harvard Hall, many of these politically involved undergrads don’t picture their names on a ballot any time soon...
...Jong Il’s regime is sturdier than many U.S. politicians are willing to admit, a top North Korea expert said at an Institute of Politics forum yesterday that painted a sobering picture of American security in light of the Oct. 9 nuclear test. “We must abandon our idea that, given enough time, the current regime will collapse,” said panelist Stephen W. Linton, who has traveled to North Korea over 50 times as a humanitarian aid worker and now heads the Eugene Bell Foundation, which provides medical aid to North Koreans...
...It’s important...to think not only about the practical details of the science, but also the implications of the science.” UC Student Activities Committee Vice Chair for Undergraduate Education Matthew R. Greenfield ’08 said that this meeting was an important forum for students to voice their opinions about the gen ed report. “It’s undergraduates who have seen the pros and cons of the core, and it’s the undergrads who know what is and isn’t appealing,” Greenfield...