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...interdisciplinary nature of the subject matter definitely struck me the most, as well as the diversity of student background,” he said...
...good teachers. Year in, year out, Harvard puts poor instructors at the helm of some of the College’s most important foundational courses, while letting some of its best instructors slip away.Take Economics 1010b, the intermediate macroeconomic theory course required of all economics concentrators who lack a background in multivariable calculus. Four years ago, the course registered a mediocre 3.2 out of five in the CUE guide, and three years ago it notched a 3.3. While not terrible, these ratings should have signaled a pressing need for change. Indeed it did—Harvard assigned a different professor...
...clever in its similar-minded efforts with freshman housing.Alas, life does not work that way. People always seek out their own “safe space” amongst those who share their interests and mindset. Extracurricular communities are one of the best ways of bringing different people from backgrounds and cultures together: a violinist in the Signet is not primarily a Mexican or a Jew, but a musician. Not only do these groups provide a social outlet for any interested student, whether shy or social, they also throw together people from different backgrounds and outlooks, on the basis...
...John S. Haddock ’07; and Women’s Center Director Susan B. Marine. Students who won tickets at the games were able to cash them in for prizes like DVDs, $200 gift certificates to the Coop and stuffed animals. With pop music blaring in the background, students munched on caramel apples, cotton candy, popcorn, corn dogs, and cheeseburgers as they convened on the grass or on Widener and Memorial Church steps. “I’m just having fun dancing with my roommates,” said Sophie Rengarajan...
...about priorities and balance. Nothing wrong with caring about one's appearance and being physically fit. The problem is when these things become what your life is about, when we confuse what should be in the background of our lives with what should be in the foreground. And I'd like to make it clear to the powerful D.C. face-care lobby - "Big Facial" - that I'm very pro-facial...