Word: admittedly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...embarrassment of riches is a cornerstone of Harvard culture; we don’t wear insignia clothing, we expertly understate our own talents and accomplishments, sometimes to excess, and we’re only ever keen to admit that we go to Harvard—“drop the H-bomb,” that is—when we’re trying to pick someone up at a bar. (It works. Sometimes.) Of course, we’re deeply (but secretly) pleased every time the Harvard admissions rate loses a point or two—we?...
...comfortably. The unease I felt during the man’s disruption was outlasted and overwhelmed by a nagging feeling of guilt that lingered after the arrest. We’re lucky enough to attend a university that pays such attention to our comfort. Every undergraduate here has to admit the College does more than enough to keep us safe from hunger, cold, and fear every day. When Harvard protects its property from outsiders, it ensures for students and faculty the availability of a quiet and safe space to live, work and study, protected from the intrusion of the outside...
...March 21 Max, a student at Bunker Hill Community College, received a letter from Harvard explaining, with regret, their decision to postpone transfer applications. Presumably the decision not to admit transfer students this spring was the result of much deliberation, but not enough consideration was given to the consequences of finding out so late in the year. Max’s story is exceptional in many ways; his frustration and confusion at Harvard’s belated policy change is demonstrative of the degree to which this decision requires further review and explanation...
...year. For many of these students, Harvard’s decision may be only a minor setback, but for others in less stable situations, like Max’s, the decision is potentially life altering. We don’t pretend to tell Harvard whom it can and cannot admit; ultimately, the housing crunch meant that some hard decisions would have to be made. Nonetheless, the current applicant pool deserves more than just a reimbursement. The damage has been done, but Harvard still needs to disclose some more compelling reasons for putting an end to transfer applications...
...embroiled in an alleged political corruption scandal and recently announced his resignation. Meanwhile, the Cabinet itself, which used to serve as a presidential advisory board, no longer serves as much of anything. There hasn't been a truly important Cabinet meeting since Bill Clinton gathered his aides to admit his lapses with Monica Lewinsky; the meetings are increasingly rare and heavily ceremonial, which makes sense, because what CEO in his right mind would invite 21 executives to a substantive meeting? Bush already knows his plans for Iraq; he doesn't need the opinion of Susan Schwab or Stephen Johnson...