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...associate director of Af-Am studies, Vera I. Grant, said that news of Bobo’s departure would be “disappointing.”“We’re happy to have Professor Bobo and he has been extremely supportive to this particular program, and all of the energy, projects, and ideas that he’s contributed here seem to indicate that it’s a long-term commitment,” Grant said.Bobo and Morgan were two in a series of departures from Harvard’s Af-Am department after religious...
...whatever they want.Last Sunday, I had the opportunity to join the Klappermeisters in their weekly ritual.After waiting for the bells of St. Paul’s to begin ringing, the 15-minute concerto commenced. Students and observers ran up to the taut ropes that controlled the bells in no particular order, receiving applause and support during and after their performances.Some people donned earplugs, while others roughed it while the gigantic bell known as “Mother Earth” clanged away. Klappermeister Elisa M. Olivieri ’08 says she has been making the weekly pilgrimage since...
...Most interesting, however, was Mann's observation that if the boat Jaguar Paw sees is indeed the 1519 landing party of Cortes (who pushed quickly through what remained of Mayan territory on his way to the bloody battle of Tenochtitlan), the man holding up the cross was no particular friend to the indians. It was not until 1537, Mann said, that, after considerable debate both ways, Pope Paul III got around to proclaiming that "Indians themselves indeed are true men" and should not be "deprived of their liberty." In the intervening 18 years roughly a third of Mexico...
...Singh and Abe will no doubt talk trade, and the numbers are going up - bilateral trade between the two increased by 21% last year, as Japanese auto manufacturers in particular move more aggressively into the Indian market. But for Japan, India may be more important as a potential diplomatic counterweight to a rising China, and a democratic friend in an Asia where most other nations still have sour memories of Japan's actions in World War II. Abe has argued that Japan should ally itself with Asian nations that share its values, specifically mentioning Australia and India - and not, interestingly...
...Cambridge Community Center, which runs an after-school program for children, said his center eagerly awaits the donations. “Every year we do a holiday party here with the kids,” Brendan Brett said. “There’s one family in particular that has six children and really can’t afford Christmas for two of them, so the donated gifts gives these kids something you can’t depend on them getting at home...