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Sparknotes’ novel approach to learning is evident on its website. Most obviously, it is free – a boon for students everywhere. Indeed, Bryant Matthews ’02, who wrote for the Spark in the summer of 1999, says that “the free nature of the guides is what draws the students in and keeps them coming back”. Moreover, the guide’s online presence allows the experience to have a fully interactive format. Matthews points to the “ability to click on particular terms and phrases and receive...
...proposal to increase the size of the faculty should prove to be an unalloyed boon to all students. If Summers can significantly reduce class size and encourage more interaction between professors and students, it will most likely be counted as one of the greatest achievements of his term. The problem is finding the space to house the new professors, as well as the money to pay for them. Summers should consider granting tenure more frequently to the talented junior faculty whom Harvard often shunts aside. Such a move would promote better continuity within departments and bring in younger professors with...
Despite the crowds, renovations at the MAC have been a boon. With the attraction of new machines and a more modern workout environment, other athletic facilities offered by the gym, such as exercise classes, have seen new boosts in registration. Kickboxing, Cardio Jam and Yoga, to name a few, offer an alternative to pumping iron or Precor-ing to one’s heart’s content. The MAC’s newfound popularity may have resulted in longer lines, but the renovations make a workout worth the wait...
Councillor Timothy P. Toomey, Jr., the lone holdout, said that he was “just uncomfortable” giving the boon of tax deductionto the all-male club...
Supporters of the trial program hope that the buses will eliminate the need to walk long distances at night alone, and the late-night routes are also a boon to people who are dependent on public transit because they work untraditional hours and cannot afford their own cars...