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...honor code since 1921, Princeton since 1893, and the University of Virginia since 1842.In a 1985 Harvard study commissioned by then-Dean of the Faculty A. Michael Spence, author Brian Melendez ’86 cited the “Harvard milieu” as one of the barriers to the creation of a code.“The self-reliance and self-interest of the Harvard student might smother an honor code before it had a chance to grow and thrive,” Melendez wrote.Paula F. Popescu ’07, a transfer student from Wellesley College, agreed...
...blast of radiation through a vacuum- tight steel casing to simulate a nuclear explosion 300 miles deep in space. Parts of the tunnel will collapse, and tons of irradiated rock will hurtle through the pipe, but the explosion should remain contained, thanks to seven giant doors. The last barrier, a mile distant, is a gas-sealed door made to withstand temperatures of 500 degrees F and pressures...
...there is a risk that the new center might broaden the divide between students who are extracurricularly active and students who are not, the latter of whom might have gone to a nearby JCR for an occasional meeting but would not make the trek to Hilles. By raising the barrier to entry for participating in groups for all those who live outside the Quad, the casually involved might drop off as the heavily involved step up their involved and collaboration...
...20th anniversary of Andy Warhol's death next year is creating buzz about the famously misunderstood artist, who uniquely grasped the function of celebrity and mass media in modern society and redefined the barrier between art and commerce. This month Phaidon Press publishes a 15-lb., 624-page visual biography, including 2,000 images, many rare or unpublished. In September PBS will air a documentary by Ric Burns anointing Warhol as the most significant artist of the second half of the 20th century and featuring previously unseen footage of Warhol in his studio in 1962. Also this fall Sienna Miller...
...annual stipend for their participation in the program. When one considers that the job is estimated to take approximately 40 hours each semester, that stipend translates into a very well paying campus job. Not only does this sweeten the deal for prospective Fellows, it also removes a barrier to entry that currently affects the Prefect Program. In paying fellows, the program makes participation a real possibility for qualified upperclassmen with financial aid commitments...