Word: honorables
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...Luis Buñuel is currently the subject of a comprehensive two-month retrospective at New York's Museum of Modern Art in honor of the centennial of his birth. "Don Luis" was actually born in February of 1900, but the delay between the actual event and its celebration makes perfect sense, as there are few filmmakers who are as appropriate as this renegade stylist to lead moviegoers into the 21st century...
...election could be settled on the field of honor. A punt, pass and kick contest? Basketball, one on one? Or something a little less wholesome. What about chicken? We could put Gore at the wheel of a 1972 Volvo station wagon and Bush in a 1974 Camaro, and point them toward one another at 130 mph down a long straightaway of the interstate in Miami-Dade. The guy who veers off at the last instant loses the election. It would save a fortune in lawyers' fees...
...honor system embodies the idea that one must live out and stand up for professed principles. If one sees a peer snatch a copy of Howard's End from Lamont and does not report the violation to anyone, to what extent is the observer being morally consistent if he or she recognizes that there is a fundamental problem with stealing? I believe that a majority of Harvard would acknowledge the sensibility of an honor system, both in principle and practice. I urge the community to look at UVA and heed the successful history of the program there. One should...
Unlike other awards that honor extracurricular or House activities, Phi Beta Kappa members are selected based on their scholarly pursuits...
...Then my American friends convinced me that it was a great honor," she said...