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Students dozing off behind their laptops are a common sight in large lectures at Harvard. But Government 97b, the second half of the required yearlong sophomore government tutorial, is dealing with a more serious problem—its mandatory lectures attract few students. The course policy requires all 250 enrolled students to attend lecture, according to Jacob M. Kline, the head teaching fellow. But attendance in the weekly lectures, which are not videotaped, is at a low. Government concentrator Carrie E. Andersen ’08 estimated that roughly 40 students—around 15 percent—go regularly...
...StarsAccording to an article in the ultra-hip mag The Believer, consummate mope-rocker Morrissey has found great success recently among a new and unexpected demographic—Latinos. How did he, over 20 years after became a superstar in his native Britain, make it across the Atlantic and attract a new group of fans? While it would be speculation to say how he resonates with Latinos specifically, “Ringleader of the Tormentors” makes it obvious why people in general still find him so compelling; throughout the album, the subjects of loss, love...
Faced with mounting competition from national chains, independent sellers hope that fancy disposable lids will allow them to attract a loyal customer base...
...Harvard tends to attract people that are really motivated and do things for themselves. There’s a tendency to become lonely through that experience,” former AACF executive Adrian M.T. Tam ’06 said...
...rather than continuing to fight the system, Olmert joined it. In 1977 he opened a private law firm, using his influence to attract wealthy clients. The law practice made him rich--"I don't hate the good life," Olmert says--but his ties to the business community landed him in the middle of numerous scandals, including a case stemming from the 1988 election campaign in which he was accused of conspiring with other Likud officials to skirt campaign-finance restrictions. Though he was acquitted in 1997, Olmert gained a reputation for cynicism. As Jerusalem mayor, he initiated improvements such...