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...Where they claim to part ways with me is on the question of Harvard students’ work ethic—but in point of fact, I never intended to suggest that Harvard undergrads are generally lazy. (Indeed, my classmates are among the least lazy crop of human beings I have ever encountered.) Rather, my argument was that Harvard’s combination of drift, lack of intellectual guidance, and inflated grades encourages a slothful and “creatively lazy” approach to academics—one that fits in neatly with widespread campus attitudes, because it leaves...
...Porphyrogenitus wrote of "the city ... on the cliffs" to his son in the 10th century. The poet Lord Byron called it "the Pearl of the Adriatic" in the early 19th century. In the 1930s the British King Edward and Wallis Simpson sunbathed naked on a nearby island. (The current crop of celebrities drawn to the city includes Steven Spielberg, Sharon Stone and John Malkovich...
...what about an abided-by “Dean’s Date” after which no papers could be assigned or due? And how about administrators and faculty finally recognize that the current crop of students is the brightest and most rigorously selected group ever to grace Harvard’s halls and stop complaining about alleged grade inflation...
Though a servicing mission would be pricey, it would also be worth it. Hubble’s three previous servicing missions have not only restored the telescope’s ability to stay in orbit, they have added additional capabilities and instruments, bringing about a bumper crop of new scientific discoveries in their wakes. Servicing mission number four was to be no different, but now the add-ons planned for Hubble will be grounded forever...
...seats that the new crop of candidates hopes to fill was vacated last week by former Financial Committee (FiCom) chair Teo P. Nicolais...