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Academicians Claim Buddha Turned Into European Saint By Kim Ki-tae Staff Reporter Greek drawings estimated to be from the 12th century show Ioasaph teaching Christianity to the public. A group of researchers claim the European saint is a derivation of the Buddha. Courtesy of AntiquusThe ancient tale of Gautama Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism, spread from his homeland to Europe, where he became a Christian saint with the name of ``Iosaphat.¡± That¡¯s the conclusion of a group of Korean researchers who have conducted a multi-linguistic study of the westward spread of the story of the Buddha. ``It is apparent that...

Author’s Note: The editors of the Cornell Daily Sun refused to print this column. However, thanks to David Horowitz's commitment to academic freedom, this piece has been published at FrontPage Magazine.Worship of academicians has its place in opinion journalism. Conservatives rightly praise economists Milton Friedman and Walter Williams for their tireless promotion of free markets. Liberals applaud William Julius Wilson and Cornel West for their analyses of race relations. But a famous professor’s reputation should not blind students and reporters to his shortcomings. A seasoned academic should not be immune from criticism, nor should he be elevated to demigod status....

Pariah Against A Prophet By Marc Miyake, Amritas.Com Many conservatives regard Chomsky as a linguist who falters out of his field. Unfortunately, they are giving Chomsky too much credit. Chomsky's linguistics are as warped as his politics. As someone with a PhD in linguistics, I think I am qualified to judge his professional credentials. Prior to Chomsky, linguists engaged in a lot of data collection to understand the diversity of human language. I'm vehemently anti-PC, but in this case, I think the word 'diversity' is justified. There's a lot out there, and someone's got to catalog it. However, Chomsky...