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...Caldwell, Athletic Director Robert L. Scalise says he expects Harvard to maintain the best Academic Index in Ivy League men’s basketball despite Tommy Amaker’s new recruits. Harvard’s mission is best served by striving for excellence while still satisfying the constraint that its athletic teams have the best academic credentials within their sport. Ivy rules additionally ensure that the mean Academic Index of Harvard’s athletic program will be within one standard deviation of the student body and that all student-athletes will meet a minimum Academic Index standard. Harvard...
...director of Community Builders. “Whether we got it right is another issue.” Christopher Hill, a partner at CBT Architects, defended the heights of the buildings, which range from four to 10 stories in the proposed design. However, Hill did say that the space constraint was a major factor behind the decision to build high. “If we had more land, definitely we would be able to bring the scale down, and we could definitely have more green space,” he said, “but we have to work with...
...state must also protect the rights of its individual members, especially those most disenfranchised by society. While a headscarf may be a harmless practice by itself, the broader context of Islam’s influence on Turkish society must be considered; and in that context, it represents an unfortunate constraint on female agency—one that the ban addressed in a limited but meaningful way. Its repeal, sadly, has marked an reversal of fortune not only for secularists, but for the women of Turkey...
...suddenly swiveled and yelled, slightly aghast and slightly amused, “Why not just, ‘Students Unbottle Genie on Cabot Stage?’” Of course, it fit perfectly. Despite the inherent difficulties, the New York Times often adds an unnecessary constraint to the requisite limits imposed by space and information. Their headlines have a certain Timesey-ness; it’s hard to define, but regular readers know it when they see it. To provide a bit of direction, I present the Times-iest front page headlines of Fall 2007: 1) Well...
...students. And their students can have difficulty finding mentors and getting recommendations when faculty may not remain at the university for a long time, Another major concern for organizations like the AAUP and the American Federation of Teachers is that a lack of tenure puts a “constraint on academic freedom.” “If a faculty member is worried about being rehired, that kind of person is going to be less likely to tackle courses that are controversial,” Curtis said. “Grad students have the added vulnerability that they...