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...whistle is one of the most beautiful sounds. Quail are farmers' friends, eating insects that are harmful to crops. These gentle birds harm no one and take good care of their families. Sherrill Durbin Mounds, Oklahoma, U.S. Dick Cheney is the poster boy for the "shoot first, think later" approach, whether it involves war, torture or just plain getting even. James B. Morin Guasti, California, U.S. Grim News from Greenland "Has the meltdown begun?" [Feb. 27] reported the discovery that Greenland's glaciers are melting faster than anyone expected. That is more proof of global warming, and the resulting rise...
CityStep—a program that brings together Harvard undergraduates and Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) students—has recently revised its program in order to provide a more academic approach to teaching dance, as the school system increases its emphasis on standardized test results. CityStep members teach dance skills and promote self-confidence in fifth through seventh grade classes for two 45-minute blocks each week at participating schools. However, some CPS officials noted that problems can arise when programs cut into the normal school day. They said that the number of elementary schools applying to host the program...
...these] programs work, and if the impact is worth the money?” said Mullainathan, who is a development economist. Besides encouraging students to look for summer opportunities in “action research,” Mullainathan also encouraged students to take a more active approach to their term papers and theses by “going out into the world and collect[ing] real data.” Action research refers to the use of clinical trial methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of programs in the field. Action research studies also focus on tailoring programs to better...
...most importantly, exceptionally informative, fixtheuc.com served its purpose admirably. What is needed now in terms of a website is something that will be a valuable vehicle of communication between students and the UC. Although the UC is primarily an organization for advocacy, the majority of students who approach the UC do so in order to complain about an issue on campus, to try to get a grant from the Financial Committee, or to create a club. As the website now exists, there are no tools to accomplish any of these things...
...government rammed the law through parliament last week under special emergency procedures, and now students and unions are demanding its full retraction. Meant as a bold symbol of the government's resolve to take a new approach, the law is proving a rallying point for opponents of the conservative government, which is looking tired and tattered just over a year away from presidential elections in May 2007. Sorbonne history student Leonard? Roche, 22, says the measure will make it even easier for French employers to deny job security to youth who already spend years shuffling between unpaid internships and short...