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While French never made it to my study card, I also withdrew from Social Studies 10 instead of dividing it with credit, grandly capping off four months of Durkheim and Tocqueville with a failing grade on my transcript. Perhaps I was distracted by the mire of bureaucracy that switching concentrations entailed. Nonetheless, I take full responsibility for my incompetence. What baffles me, however, is the fact that my advising “parachute” never opened above...

Author: By Emma M. Lind | Title: Of Space Cadets and Safety Nets | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

Harvard’s system, which requires a hard copy of each student’s study card to be signed by a litany of advisers, is inconvenient for students. Yet we put up with it because having to get signatures ensures that the professors, department heads, and advisers are aware of our plans for the semester...

Author: By Emma M. Lind | Title: Of Space Cadets and Safety Nets | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

...case, which could be just one of dozens, is surely proof of the inadequacy of Harvard’s advising system. My study card was signed by all of the individuals entrusted with advising. None of them batted an eyelash when they signed a study card that enrolled me in three classes and dropped me out of a tutorial with no credit. Ultimately, the responsibility falls on my shoulders, but it left me wondering why Harvard goes to the trouble of installing an expensive—and hole-riddled—safety net for space cadets like myself...

Author: By Emma M. Lind | Title: Of Space Cadets and Safety Nets | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

...year-old Hanoi travel agent became the first person in her family to open a bank account when she made a deposit in Agribank. Recently, she opened a second account with Techcombank, one of the country's private banks, and applied for her first Visa debit card. Tuyet says she prefers doing business with the latter because "the service is faster and more modern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Open Season | 4/19/2007 | See Source »

...According to Markell, Cho sailed through the background check. He presented three forms of identification - a Virginia driver's license, checks imprinted with the same address and a U.S. immigration document proving that he was a permanent resident of the U.S. He used his own credit card for the gun, which retailed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Cho Bought His Deadly Weapon | 4/18/2007 | See Source »

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