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...until World War II that Harvard established a general education curriculum. University President James B. Conant ’14 vested then-Dean of the Faculty Paul H. Buck with an epic task: to chair a committee that would reevaluate secondary and higher American education. The new initiative involved promoting and preserving democratic ideals. The resulting manifesto, the Red Book, not only proposed an answer for how to mold students into educated citizens, but also how to mold a more cohesive world community. Thousands of copies were disseminated across the United States, and the nation noticed...
...roof of the dining hall, where you can go out and tan or just bask on a sunny day.Cabot: The Library SuiteNothing says Ivy League academia like turning an old library into a student residence. This suite sits on the third floor of Cabot’s secluded B-entryway and is among the smaller suites on the list, typically housing five students every year. The ample common room has old, mahogany bookshelves filled with various books collected over the years, a fireplace, window seats, and a beautiful view of the Quad yard. With five singles and a bathroom, this...
...commanders in Mosul agree that insurgents unseated from elsewhere in Iraq have followed a "path of least resistance" to this northern city. "There were 28 U.S. battalions in Baghdad during the surge as well as lots of Iraqi battalions. Up here there was one battalion," says Brigadier General Robert B. Brown, deputy commander of the 25th Infantry Division. "So where are [the insurgents] gonna...
...October,” Wareham said. “We did not have much wind, so the races were quick, but we still got some solid racing in.”The Harvard freshmen duo of skipper Emily Lambert and crew Annie DeAngelo represented the Crimson well in the B division, where the pair also took home a fifth place finish, matching their veteran teammates in the A division with forty four points.“The freshmen performed really well this weekend,” Wareham said. “This was really a jump-in and go regatta...
...which are, together, in charge of selecting the Yardfest artists, say that such frustrated sentiments are built upon a fundamental misunderstanding of the selection process. Most importantly, while Brown will charge as much as $50 for their Spring Weekend, Yardfest is free and open only to undergraduates.Jason B. McCoy ’08, the Campus Life Fellow, or “fun czar”, explains that it is a matter of Harvard’s core values. “The reason for [Yardfest] is to provide an opportunity for all Harvard students to come and enjoy the events...