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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Close Encounters of the Anthro Kind...

Author: By Seth S. Harkness, | Title: Offbeat Classes Useful In Practice | 1/30/1991 | See Source »

...Prerequisite Precluders. Equally bad are the introductory departmental courses: Chem 10, Math 1b, Physics 11, Anthro 10, English 10. Every bit as big and impersonal as monster cores, these first-year ghettos are designed to separate the concentrator wheat from the dilettante chaff. Especially depressing is the perverse encouragement that Harvard advisers give their impressionable charges: "Take introductory courses!" they say, concealing their ignorance of Gov 10's mediocrity. "Fulfill your requirement and get a bird's-eye view of the subject! Get a feel for what the department is like...

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: Separate And Unequal Academies | 9/22/1990 | See Source »

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