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...didn’t matter that Melinda is two years older—Casey N. Cep ’07 is not one to put a ceiling on her ambitions. She was recently named a Rhodes Scholar, an honor she refers to as “a grant to read over the summer.” But before she transplants herself to Oxford University, where she will “read” theology, she will have to finish her senior thesis for the English and American Literature and Language department. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...dead-on” impression of Britney Spears on all fours, and his knack for integrating himself into foreign communities like the ones he worked with in Paris while doing thesis research. “Even though he’s clearly American, it didn’t matter,” Dorin says. “He was so warm that people just embraced him. They clearly didn’t think of him as an ‘outsider.’” Outsider or insider, Singh is sure that whatever happens he will continue...
...Pope hardly qualifies as a great uniter if that means "seeking ties with only those who invoke the name of a single god." In matters of faith and religion, prescriptive morality should be avoided, as it is the root cause of hostility and divisiveness. There can be no divine right vested in anyone to pronounce the final word and the ultimate truth. Reason cannot be attributed only to Christianity; it equally informs Hinduism and Buddhism. Distinguishing between different religions on the basis of reason shows a narrow understanding of other faiths. Gyan Ranjan Saha Calcutta Pope Benedict XVI's initiative...
...general level, mandatory evaluations send the message that initiatives like the Task Force on Teaching and Career Development were intended to make: Harvard University is committed to improving the academic experience that Harvard students receive. Currently, professors’ ability to opt out of the CUE—no matter how few do choose to do it—signals a glaring disregard for students’ feelings regarding their own education...
...marathon according to the study. For example, under-trained marathoners exhibited levels of one stress-linked enzyme that were nine times higher than those found in the runners whose weekly regimen included more than 45 miles. “The biggest message of our study was that no matter how old you are, you should train well before taking on a marathon,” said Wood, who is herself a marathoner. Of her own strategy, Wood said, “I just go really slow and drink a lot of water”—though she boasts...