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...usual, most Americans were left wondering what to make of the data. Answer: nothing. It is just one quarter's report, and it must be viewed in the context of the previous quarters (see chart). That means both candidates may be wrong. Consider: 210,000 new jobs were created in October. Is the economy then speeding up again? The answer may become clearer in the months ahead, as new data come out, minus the political spin...
...surprised that the article does not mention Professor Robert Coles '50 or his book, The Call of Service, which addresses the kinds of questions Ms. Frank is asking, particularly in the context of college students and Harvard specifically. While one may question the ability of student-run programs to effect broad social change, there is no question that the volunteer benefits, a fact which Professor Coles substantially documents. Certainly, he or she develops greater sensitivity to issues of poverty and powerlessness, an empathy people expected to be the future leaders of the world can never have too much...
...surprised that the article does not mention Professor Robert Coles or his book, The Call of Service, which addresses the kinds of questions Ms. Frank is asking, particularly in the context of college students and Harvard specifically. While one may question the ability of student-run programs to effect broad social change, there is no question that the volunteer benefits, a fact which Professor Coles substantially documents...
Budget hawks on the committee wanted to deny 25 percent of the group's $400 request. They argued that some of the requests were extravagant, particularly in the context of the council's limited budget, under which many groups are denied funding altogether...
Jacob, the newly initiated member of the Somerville circle, is played with feeling by Nick Pinto '00. If his lines are delivered a bit too rapidly and uncomfortably at first, his drug- induced hallucinations soon puts this trippiness into context...