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...Requiem for a Dream,” and most recently, “The Fountain,” discusses his latest film as well as his fond memories of Harvard: the annoying difficulty of Social Studies, his life-changing electives in the VES department, the Core, and even advice for any student’s future after graduation. The Harvard Crimson: This is your first film with a big studio like Warner Bros. How is the transition from independent funding to working with a major Hollywood studio?Darren Aronofsky: Well, I felt the same. One advantage of Hollywood everyone overlooks...
...Professor of Philosophy Alison Simmons, a co-chair of this year’s Committee on General Education. Tuesday’s meeting offered faculty the first chance to discuss the committee’s preliminary report in a public setting. The report calls for the replacement of the Core Curriculum—and its emphasis on approaches to knowledge—with a program focused on subject matter. Over a dozen professors spoke—some endorsed the proposal, while others rose to criticize its rationale and the five broad areas of inquiry it would create. Bass Professor...
...contrast to the current Core Curriculum, which focuses on approaches to knowledge, the new proposal strives to connect a student’s liberal arts education to life outside the classroom...
...liberal arts have already proven their all-around excellence; the specialists have demonstrated that they can flourish on their own turf and should not be subjected to fields that may hold them back. In fact, the one thing they share is an inability to benefit from a core curriculum...
Finally, an increased flexibility would take a significant load off students’ backs. A core curriculum demands that students plan their future courses perhaps years in advance, an unnecessary additional strain. An open curriculum guarantees that no seniors will ever face a year full of as-yet-ignored requirements. By the same token, it encourages spontaneity in class selection should one’s dream class suddenly be offered in his or her senior spring...