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...fortuitous prelude to Gaypril—the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance’s awareness month—open lists were abuzz before spring break about the recent Life Sciences 1b lecture on the genetics of homosexuality. I attended the hour-long case study in the hope of hearing an earth shattering revelation, or, at least, 21st century Scopesian protesters decrying the end of education. Not surprisingly, neither occurred, and Professor Maryellen Ruvulo concluded the placid lecture by saying, “My guess is that there probably is [a genetic explanation] for homosexuality, but scientists haven?...
...absence of experience with many of Harvard’s fields of study, incoming students gravitate toward a default set of familiar courses and, in turn, concentrations. A freshman interested in both business and medical school may take Chemistry 5 and 7, Ec 10, and Math 1a and 1b her freshman year, barely leaving room for Core Curriculum and Expository Writing requirements, much less any real academic exploration. Without any experience outside of chemistry and economics, this student will have only two concentration options available to her, unless she risks declaring a concentration in a department with which...
...approach things,” she said. Scott D. Alpizar ’09, an economics concentrator, said he is taking the course for more personal reasons. “It’ll help me be a better person,” he said. Life Sciences 1b, “An Integrated Introduction to the Life Sciences: Genetics, Genomics, and Evolution,” is the fourth most popular class this semester with 420 students. With 334 students, Science B-62, “The Human Mind,” has the fifth-highest enrollment. —Staff...
...calls for a major reorganization and renewal of our efforts in those domains. The Committee on Science and Technology has recommended a new set of introductory courses in the natural and applied sciences, the first fruit of which debuted this autumn, to considerable praise: Life Sciences 1a and 1b. The Committee on Advising and Counseling addresses, in the most comprehensive report this Faculty has ever produced on the topic, our severe deficiencies in academic advising and suggests multiple paths to improvement, in the knowledge that greater freedom of choice only underscores the need for strong mentoring and advising...
...that major strategic and budgetary decisions are being made without proper discussion. Under pressure two weeks ago, the Pentagon said that the cost of the Stealth bomber would be no more than 2% or 3% higher than that of the military's most recent long-range bomber, the B-1B. But according to Oklahoma Congressman Mike Synar, Stealth may cost as much as $600 million a copy, twice the nearly $300 million current price of a B-1B...