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...explicitly political communities at the college that this narcissism has made, and will make, its crimes most clear. The oft-repeated mantra in these circles, which adorns far-too-many Facebook favorite-quote sections, challenges us to recognize that we are “powerful beyond measure.” Interpreted a certain way, it inflames leaders-in-waiting with an enviable passion to bestow their wisdom on a waiting world: Dependent on political leanings, Capitol Hill or the World Bank beckon. Yet not unlike the bright-eyed bureaucrats sent to Iraq in order to engineer a new (democratic!) constitution...
...Just one day after Bush secured his election in December 2000, I received a phone call inviting me to Austin to meet with him and a small group of religious leaders. The President-elect wanted to discuss his oft-stated passion for really tackling the persistent problem of poverty and to tell us about his vision for "faith-based initiatives." I had not voted for George W. Bush, and that fact was no secret to him or his staff. But he reached out to me, and to others in the faith community across the political spectrum, because we shared...
...revival effort has a long way to go. Confession has been in steady decline for decades. Reasons range from long-standing doubts about church teachings to the current obsession with public mea culpas that have largely supplanted the confessional booth. One oft mentioned cause is Vatican II, the 1960s church council whose reforms stressed what Pope John XXIII called "the medicine of mercy rather than that of severity." Since confession, with its accompanying penances, is all too often associated with the latter, many Catholics use Vatican II as a cue to scratch the sacrament from their to-do list. Some...
...much crazy beef, you guys! The recent sales war between oft-whiny pop star Kanye West and frowny-faced 50 Cent has been the most discussed musical event of the year. First Fiddy said that he would retire if Kanye won. Then he said that he would not retire if Kanye won. Then Kenny Chesney kind of got involved and most reasonable people stopped caring. Still, the feud produced some ridiculous videos. Kanye West “Good Life (ft. T-Pain)” Dir. So Me I like everything about this video. Last year at the MTV Europe...
...legitimate complaints—both about Harvard Student Agencies-sponsored Collegeboxes and in-house storage options. While this is unfortunate, it is important that students remember that on-campus storage is a free service provided to Harvard students. It is a privilege, not a right. As far as the oft-maligned Collegeboxes is concerned, last year’s disaster, during which many stored boxes were lost, was not repeated. In fact, Collegeboxes told The Crimson that it serviced 628 customers at Harvard this year and that only four claims are still pending. Collegeboxes’ national record, however...