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What made the Core unique when it was created in the 1970s--as the brainchild of Geyser University Professor Henry Rosovsky--was that it was not supposed to teach a specific body of knowledge but was designed to teach undergraduates how to approach problems and think analytically...
...bill--brainchild of the Democratic Leadership Council, an increasingly prominent group of conservative Democrats--at first will merely encourage young people to volunteer for civilian or military service. In return for their volunteer service, they will receive vouchers to be applied toward education, job training or the purchase of a home...
Free Enterprise Dept.: If you have been wondering about the mysterious banner hanging from Holworthy Hall that reads "The Giant Sloth--The Legend Continues," it is the brainchild of Winthrop House resident Randy K. Toth '90. The giant sloth, a now extinct species that gained fame in Darwin's Origin of Species, slept 22 hours per day and woke only to eat. Believing that the somnolent creature is an appropriate mascot for some Harvard students, Toth decided to launch a Giant Sloth Movement...
...Head of the Charles was the brainchild of three men: Ernie Arlett, Howard MacIntyre Jr. and D'Arcy MacMahon. Arlett, a British rowing luminary, was head rowing coach at Northeastern; his familiarity with the formats and traditions of head racing was invaluable. MacIntyre and MacMahon, members of the Cambridge Boat Club, were instrumental in organizing the regatta...
...Hanes targeted the new Ms. magazine to sell the Lindsay ad. That's right, the mouthpiece of the movement, Gloria Steinem's brainchild, now sells silky pantyhose and sexual stereotypes along with consciousness-raising and feminist politics...