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According to Sarah E. Wick ’10—who is currently enrolled in Cosmic Connections??the course’s rumored difficulty discouraged some students looking for an easier way to complete their Core requirement...
...attraction for those who—like Senator Larry Craig—take themselves too seriously. In operation since 1995, the anonymous community Web forum has played host to millions of postings in thousands of categories, ranging from “gigs” to “missed connections?? to the somewhat worrisome “child-care.” Where else could a forum for “knitting & sewing” exist cheek by jowl with one for “kink & bdsm”? (Anywhere forums are categorized alphabetically, I suppose.) Craigslist standard...
...Even though she has never graduated from a Harvard school or held a University teaching post, Keohane says she has drawn on a wealth of “informal connections?? to Harvard in order to navigate her role. When Keohane was president of Wellesley, her husband chaired Harvard’s government department. Keohane served on the visiting committee for the Kennedy School of Government under three different deans, including two years when she was the committee’s chair, and even worked for the University as an office assistant over one summer...
...Staff writer Raviv Murciano-Goroff can be reached at rgoroff@fas.harvard.edu. CORRECTION: The May 8 news article “Ham Radio Users Seek Extraterrestrial Connections?? incorrectly stated that ham radio operators must be licensed through the Amateur Radio Relay League. In fact, the league does not issue radio licenses—only the Federal Communications Commission has that authority...
More importantly, reformers may be trying to solve a non-problem: Despite the appearance of corruption, it’s not clear how many donors actually attempt to buy political influence. Many contributions are motivated by social connections??people give money to friends, friends of friends, and so on—rather than a calculated effort to secure influence...