The shield, in heraldic terms, represents faith. An open book, which signifies scholarship and the Old and New Testaments, has the Hebrew character "aleph" and the Greek character "omega" on its pages ...

The final seal, crafted by the U.S. Army Heraldic Branch, was approved by President Truman in 1950. Each element—eagle, shield, compass—represents vigilance, defense, and intelligence convergence.

Varsity is the independent newspaper for the University of Cambridge, established in its current form in 1947. In order to ...