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Another point of contention is the persistent chorus of "Anything the Core can do, departments can do better." We disagree. By virtue of the Core program's oversight, Core courses are reviewed for consistency in grading policies and student workload. Students benefit from Core resources that may not be available to them through departments. Most important, Core classes provide students with an introduction to an approach to knowledge in a format uncharacteristic of standard departmental introductory courses. Surely The Crimson does not wish to propose a program whereby a student would wander from survey course to survey course in hopes...
...such a mobilization seems to be the goal of the chorus of commentators calling on Barak's left-wing Labor party to join Sharon's Likud in a "national unity" government. In a time of crisis, they argue, it is better for Jews to stand together to face their enemies. There is no room for political opposition in a time...
...seedy characters gab about dogs and shoes and life's anguish, accompanied by offstage crashes, a chorus line of veiled lovelies and a guy toting a red flag. Not much about communism, but without Foreman, off-off-Broadway's grand old anarchist, life really would be empty...
...like Lilliputians in the hands of Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens, I was forced to hear my neighbor ravenously slurp salsa off his fingertips. For some, the day becomes a covert Budweiser-consumption competition. For others, any sign of physical weakness in the football players elicits a joyous chorus of "sissy" and "wimp." When the quarterback of the Ravens hustled off the field to get an x-ray of his left hand, a resident Hercules yelled, "Put on a bandage and suck it up. This is the damn Super Bowl...
Last week, many of us abandoned our winter breaks early to trek back to school for yet another round of reading period and final exams. We left behind sun, fun, relaxation and, most disturbingly, a chorus of snickering friends from other schools who had already finished exams well before winter break. Most of these lucky students were looking forward to another two weeks of relaxation before returning for their second semester, highlighting the cruelty of the Harvard schedule...