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...does not, for example, grapple at length with the core curriculum proposal, a major issue in education at the College. In part this may be because he does not wish to openly alter the course of the current faculty debates on the subject, but it is somewhat surprising that he does no more than reiterate the general sentiment that general education needs some kind of boost. Nor does he offer any solutions to the problems the Ed and Divinity School are facing, with graduates that are an odd cross between professionals and academics, or the Med School's problems with...
...problems it faces in meeting their requests. The age of certain buildings does not only present barriers to the disabled but makes the barriers' removal a problem as well. Sever Hall is a National Historic Landmark, and the Federal Historic Commission must grant permission before Harvard can alter the building's appearance. In Drickamer's words, "How do you put a subtle ramp on Sever...
Below, waiting in the subway station, we found a dozen other pairs of weekend magicians dressed up to suit their urbane alter egos. We mingled and traded charms. When the train brought us all to Boston we scattered for a dozen different night spots. The two of us got on another car whose riders were all dressed to impress. An old couple on the bench next to us beamed. The woman said to her husband, "I hope you don't mind if I get up and start swinging in the aisles." He chuckled. They were going to hear Benny...
...poet's alter ego travels to Venice. Henry worries over "his failing life, / his whiskey curse, his problems with his wife." He watches his young daughter grow older and thinks: "This is the end of Daddy, the shallowing of the depths of her childhood, when bearded Daddy was any." Though Berryman could movingly record Henry's despair at the deaths of friends, the poet could also tease his own creation...
...soothe bruised feelings and win friends in Congress, Carter will be making more use of the diplomatic talents of Vice President Walter Mondale. The President's own record is mixed. He completely outmaneuvered Representative Jack Brooks, who wanted to alter the President's Government reorganization plans. The President invited 14 Democrats on Brooks' committee to the White House and persuaded them to endorse his approach. Knowing when he was beaten, Brooks said last week that he would make no attempt to stop the President's proposal...