Word: coreness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While undergraduates know Kirshner as the professor of the popular Core class Science A-35, "Matter in The Universe," Kirshner moonlights as a member of the High-Z Supernova team, a group of researchers who looks at supernovae...
After the fiasco in the Senate, House Republicans are fully aware that they need to pass a full-fledged measure on gun control, reports TIME Congressional correspondent Jay Carney. At the same time they do not want to unduly antagonize those in core constituencies who object to stringent gun curbs. "Many Congress-watchers believe House leaders are trying to concede while saving face," says Carney, "Republicans do not want to appear as if they are being railroaded by Democrats." The risk is that they may give their opponents still more ammunition. "The vote to put off the measure gives Democrats...
...given that we are suddenly being thrust out of an environment where social life has come so easily. Complaining about Harvard's social scene has been a favorite pastime of ours for four years, but now as we leave this web of extracurricular organizations, blocking groups, Core sections and House life, don't blame us if we get a bit nostalgic for this prefabricated network of friends and social opportunities. When we envision ourselves in a new city, in a new apartment building, disconnected from the fellowship of Quincy House or Kuumba, we fear social isolation...
Academics. On the one hand, things are looking up. The College has committed to reducing requirements, but has also rightly added a quantitative component to the Core and toughened the language requirement. After a couple of sparse years, the Core has rebounded to offer a sizable number of new classes. Several departments have seen the arrival of renowned scholars, from William Julius Wilson in Afro-American Studies to Stephen Greenblatt in English. On the other hand, the last four years have also seen the depletion of the Government and History departments, particularly Americanists; the mass exodus of junior faculty from...
Platinum is a sweet, glamorous indulgence--like eating fancy chocolates before bedtime. Ross's achingly good performance gives the movie an emotional core. There's a well-acted scene in which Ross's character is asked if she has any regrets. Are there any choices in Ross's long career that she would, in retrospect, like to change? Her answer is immediate: "No." Hollywood should have the regrets...