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...course, BC might not want to adopt all of our traditions. After all, back-breaking workloads and a sub-par social scene may have long histories here. Not every university can live up to the Harvard mystique, but we have inklings that BC is on the road to success. After all, they seem to have mastered Harvard’s greatest tradition of all: a penchant for forming pointless bureaucratic committees...
...Exams before Christmas offer students a real break,” he said. “Whether or not we adopt a J-term, I’m convinced that finishing the first term in December will be a great plus for everyone’s mental health...
...itself, the GME plan embodies the very strategy that Bush’s critics (with whom I am proud to associate) have been calling on the president to adopt all along. State Department officials have been discussing the plan with ministers from Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Bahrain and the plan will be presented at the G8 summit in June for discussion with Canada, Britain, Russia, Japan—even France and Germany! The administration must be held accountable to ensure that consultation is genuine, but so far the prospects for multilateralism look good. And it should warm peace-loving hearts...
...only do these plans offer more options, they make a specific effort to cater to students’ notoriously hectic schedules. Unlike Annenberg, which has a rigid schedule that causes first-years to adopt geriatric eating habits and dine at 5 p.m., institutions such as Princeton serve dinner until 10 p.m. (though limited after 9 p.m.)—every college student’s dream. And in that awkward afternoon window where you’re always wishing you could grab a snack? You should be wishing you were at Yale, where some dining halls stay open continuously from...
...first-year students try to stave off those midnight hunger pangs? More often than not, they resort to smuggling food from Annenberg during the too-early dinner hours. Clearly, this is not the solution HUDS is looking for, but it’s one that students are forced to adopt by the schedule imposed on them...