Word: bemoans
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Bright Young Minds Educators bemoan grade skipping, but gifted kids who stay put may suffer...
...certainly true that student activism on some issues—especially University-related—could be stepped up. Students at Harvard must remember that to complain of the status quo is not enough; they must be active in order to effect change. All too often, undergraduates bemoan University politics or policies and leave it at that. Harvard has never been home to the apathetic, and with the Harvard College Curricular Review and the landmark development in Allston both in full swing, we hope that students at the College will do more to engage in a dialogue with the administration...
...next time you stare in judgment at a fat person on the bus or bemoan your physique in the mirror, remember that nature has stacked the deck against weight loss. Trimming 25 lbs. from your figure may not be that difficult. But try shedding 100 lbs., and your body is going to scream. Whether willpower, exercise, drugs or even surgery is enough to quiet the body's basic need for fat is still an open question...
...variety of fields would certainly have had its drawbacks, but it would also have been in the best interests of Harvard undergraduates. Sadly, such a move was never really feasible in today’s environment at Harvard—and there are better things to do than bemoan the loss of a curricular pipedream...
...truth is that it is my responsibility to bemoan this lack of understanding, and it should be the responsibility of Harvard undergraduates as well. Two of my friends from high school, who are currently in the United States, have a long-standing argument. It’s about whether we are in college as individuals first, or as representatives of our nation, endowed with obligations to contribute to student life. The answer lies somewhere in the middle. I believe that we can learn as much from our peers—from their particular circumstances in life?...