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...somehow hugely academically inferior to other students, which is just absurd. Every athlete that gets in does so because he or she is capable of doing the work, its just an admissions fact. And while I don’t deny that many of us might not have been admitted on grades alone, the fact is that playing sports is a valuable skill, just like playing an instrument, singing in a band, or being a science fair winner. Harvard looks to admit excellent people, and just like in real life, excellence is not all about what you got on your...
...very good thing. The partisans who hate the media for our perceived politics are a relatively small, vocal group. More widely damaging, in the age of authenticity, is phoniness-in this case, acting as if we were dispassionate marble gods. It's time to leave that Potemkin Olympus and admit that, like responsible citizens, we care about elections. And then prove that, like responsible professionals, we care about the truth more...
...character Roza repeats the phrase“I’m pregnant” three times. Each declarationmarks a distinct chapter inthe movie, which is divided into equalparts with almost mathematical precision.Professing one’s pregnancy hasbecome cliché in cinema, and Furtado isthe first to admit that his films are fullof stereotypical characters. However, it’sthe inversion and manipulation of thesestereotypes that has garnered Furtadorespect in the film world.“I trace my influences to the directorBilly Wilder,” Furtado told the audienceafter screening one of his films inperson at the Harvard...
...almostdrowned.”On the other hand, “Ego Trippin’” triesto experiment with genre in too manyways and ends up producing some hugebombs. Take “My Medicine,” a JohnnyCash cover with strumming guitars thatare unafraid to admit they’re country: noirony here. Sorry Snoop; you’re just notready for Nashville yet.It also doesn’t help that the song isimmediately followed by “Ridin’ in myChevy,” a straight hip-hop track withstuttering hi-hats that...
...frequency with which the latter phenomenon occurs could suggest that the business of competitive college athletics is incompatible with a rigorous academic environment. Some argue that a reason to admit academically dubious athletes is that they tend to possess a deep discipline for their sport and this is grit we can learn from. Yet mediocre athletes can be highly disciplined too—athletic talent is not absolutely correlated with discipline for the sport...