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...William Shulman deride in the recently published book The Game of Life is a priceless asset that makes Harvard the nation’s best university. They argue that because college athletics have become commercialized, student-athletes nowadays spoil their education by focusing on athletic success, to the detriment of their education and that of their peers...
...just chose Harvard this spring; such information could affect the decision of whether to come to Harvard, what concentration to choose and what classes to take. And of course, any quota placed on honors is sure to increase competitiveness among students; the loss of camaraderie would be a detriment to the writing experience...
...suggest, Frattaroli’s book seeks to restore the metaphysical soul as the primary target of therapy in what he sees as an increasingly physicalist psychiatric profession. Frattaroli argues that psychiatrists—and in particularly those trained in the past 15 years—have (to the detriment of their patients) progressively blurred the line between mind/soul and brain. The result has been that “quick-fix” physical and chemical solutions, such as SSRI’s, have come into vogue, while the more involved and more important process of healing the metaphysical soul...
Roger Rosenblatt's essay "God Is Not On My Side. Or Yours" feebly yet correctly points out the foibles associated with believing God is on one culture's side to the exclusion or detriment of another's [ESSAY, Dec. 17]. Rosenblatt does not, however, address a fundamental and perhaps more morally viable option: Can't God be on everyone's side? Maybe God joins with those who practice the apostle Paul's simple yet profound command to do everything in love. HARRY J. AVERELL Gainesville...
...share of reversals by the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. But many of them have come on sentencing issues, where the former federal prosecutor has shown an independent streak and has at times departed from the federal sentencing guidelines -- to the defendant's advantage in some cases and detriment in others...