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Each year, Harvard students and administrators eagerly await the ego-stroking U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best colleges in the country. Harvard has been fortunate enough to lead in numerous categories, from student satisfaction to faculty caliber to academic rigor...
Right now both the U.S. and China are undergoing a succession crisis. In the U.S. that is known as a presidential campaign. In China, President Jiang Zemin's hold on power is uncertain, and various other leaders are vying for position as they await the death of Deng Xiaoping. For the time being, U.S.-China relations will be hostage to domestic politics in both countries, and no improvement can realistically be expected until both questions of succession are settled. The danger is that by then, the damage could be almost beyond repair...
Your classmates have been researching all summer, have snagged that professor who is so perfect for your topic and probably got paid in the process. Sophomores, be advised--do not await departmental instructions about the appropriate pace for the thesis project. Such advising exists for the utterly clueless group of students who are under the impression that no one in their class has a real topic yet. I know it is hard to believe, but most have an advisor even before the "how to choose an advisor" seminar...
...rest any lingering rumors about incompetency and bias, you need to positively respond to our wishes in both word and deed. In exchange, we would honor your with our respect and admiration. These are valuable items, and I hope that you would be honored to receive them. I only await the day when I, and other students, can bestow them. --Stephanie B. Russek...
...balanced, fruitful relationship. The U.S. should be hard-nosed on nuclear proliferation and intellectual-property rights, and may find it advantageous to enlist friends' and allies' support in that endeavor instead of going it alone. In the more sensitive area of human rights, a breakthrough will probably have to await the arrival of a new generation of leaders in Beijing, but the U.S. should acknowledge whatever little progress China has made. Says Burt Levin, a veteran China analyst and former U.S. diplomat: "Chinese citizens have greater freedom today than they have had in 50 years. To be oblivious to that...