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Above all, firms hoping to recruit Harvard undergrads take into account students’ unwillingness to commit to one career path early in life. One page of the Bain brochure states, “Bain will open doors for you,” followed by, “you can pursue your career goals—either in business or in endeavors in the arts, education or public sector.” The implication is that Bain’s associate position acts as a stepping-stone for ambitious students whose long-term goals may not lie in the business...
...with any gnarly crime plot, this one dares to strain credulity. Once or twice, a skeptical viewer may ask, What are the odds? The odds that Billy would commit all manner of crimes, to prove his underworld bona fides, and never get so much as an interested glance, let alone a collar, from the cops who don't know he's one of them. The odds that Colin would rise so quickly in the force, and be deemed so trustworthy that he'd be assigned to sleuth out the rat on the team - himself. The Departed adds one coincidence even...
...their luck. The foundation for their call to public service is right here, in a smorgasbord of activities as accessible as the frozen yogurt in the omnipresent self-serve machine—another Harvard amenity not present a half-century ago. So I say to them: Eat! Enjoy! Learn! Commit! Graduate! Serve...
...Harvard’s review of Douglass took 13 months to complete. According to Lacey’s e-mail, two committees, comprised mainly of senior faculty members not from the HSDM, independently concluded that “Dr. Douglass did not commit research misconduct, and did not have a conflict-of-interest as editor of a newsletter produced by Colgate...
...should not be allowed to escape under any circumstances.But if Governor Romney, the Harvard Dems, the HRC, or any of the scores of journalists on the same bandwagon are prepared to take Khatami to task for his wrongdoings, let us see the same pursuit of all who commit human rights abuses, attack gays, or break international law. In a liberal democracy we should be careful to tar all those who need it with the same brush, no exceptions. Bede A. Moore ’06-’07 is a history concentrator in Winthrop House. His column appears...