Word: beginnings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sordid saga began in early July when the student members of the search committee in charge of finding a new director of Harvard Dining Services complained that they were being ignored by the administration. To begin with, the three students on the committee--unlike administrators--were not provided with the information they needed to properly interview the candidates. The students were also given only one working day's notice before the interviews. According to student member Rudd W. Coffey '97, Dean Lewis subsequently "humiliated" the students during the interview when one of them asked a question answered by the candidate...
...begin with, he once again showed the complete lack of concern for student input that he demonstrated so markedly during such debates last year as randomization and the search for the new dean of public service. His ability to ignore us while paying us lip service is almost admirable, in a perverse sort...
Equally aggravating to many is the lack of regular shuttle service until the first day of classes. Students were required to show up for registration on Friday of last week, but regular shuttles did not begin until yesterday. Whether students need to get to the Yard or the Square for classes or other reasons, it is unreasonable (and unsafe) to force students to walk back and forth from the Quad or from Mather...
...activator, or TPA, which has been used for years to treat heart attacks, can also alter the course of a stroke. But many physicians wouldn't try the new treatment because there is also a chance that it can make a stroke patient's condition worse. That reluctance may begin to fade now. The American Heart Association, having reviewed the data, last week issued new guidelines that should help doctors use the drug safely and effectively...
Right on the first two counts, but, miraculously, wrong on the last one. For Fly Away Home is as much a hymn to human eccentricity--and inventiveness--as it is to the human spirit. To begin with, these birds have an interesting problem. They have to learn to fly and migrate; since Amy was their first sight on earth, "imprinted" on the goslings as their mom, the seemingly impossible job of getting them airborne is hers. Good thing Dad likes to fool around with ultralight aircraft, which fly at roughly goose speed. Good thing Amy has the gumption...