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Harvard and the privileged students who attend it are insulated from most global strife. Crises ranging from malaria in Africa, to conflict in the Middle East, to extreme poverty in the United States create hardly a breeze in the rarified air at the top of the Ivory Tower. Unlike the days of our parents’ generation, when a combination of American foreign policy and bad grades could send an Eliot resident off to Vietnam, in the post-draft era most Harvard students can be assured of a comfortable existence after graduation regardless of major political developments...
...Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival musicians seem to prove. The eighth annual jazz festival, which kicked off this Thursday night, features internationally renowned artists, an eclectic, vibrant crowd, and an array of food from around the world. It’s a party that 70,000 people were projected to attend, some for the jazz, some for the revelry. “It started out as a small block party,” Berklee publicist Nick Balkin said. “Now it’s grown into a large block party.” Indeed, the large crowds and abundance...
...children by training them to believe that the real world is full of alternatives they must passively choose between. And, in a world where simply being able to read, write, and perform basic computation is no longer enough, even children who master these tests are not ready to attend college or to compete in the global economy. Wagner argues that all of our children must be taught how to think, how to critically engage in the world around them, and how to apply their knowledge to situations that are ever evolving. “In today’s world...
Orlowski cites a recent Princeton Review survey in which 63 percent of college applicants said that a college’s environmental commitment could affect their final decisions on where to attend school...
...Easter egg in the field of black pants, black shirts, and black makeup. But I resolved not to become discouraged—my preppy threads would merely aid me in standing out amongst this talented bunch... right? As luck would have it, the Common Casting session I chose to attend was the musicals’ casting. I clearly didn’t get that memo either—everyone was poring over sheet music as I looked around in fear... I don’t sing. I don’t sing my alma mater. I don?...