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Students at other colleges, most of whom livein minuscule two-person boxes with cinder blockwalls and linoleum floors tend to get jealous whenthey see pictures of elegant Harvard quarters. Andwith good reason. Harvard's dorms have somedrawbacks, of course; students need to develop thestamina to climb stairs and a high tolerance forold architecture. But a housing system thatinvolves working fire-places, wooden floors,spacious rooms and beautiful landscaping isn'tsuch a bad start to a Harvard career.Crimson File PhotoON THE EDGE: Suites in Straus Hallborder the Square and offer groups of fourstudents two bedrooms, a large common room andprivate bathroom...
Instead, Everquest thrives on the relationships that develop among players, who talk via chat windows in one of the languages spoken by the game's 12 races (elf, gnome, human, etc.). Players attend concerts, auctions and weddings; bicker over everything from wolf meat to scimitars; and pool talents and resources to quest for distant treasures. "Stuff like that," says McQuaid, "is more binding than shooting your friend with a rocket launcher...
...researchers reports that they've managed to reverse a neural disorder in mice that affects not just a single region of the brain but the entire organ. The genetically based disease prevents the formation of myelin sheathing around nerve fibers. Without that insulation, signals go awry and the mice develop tremors (similar to what happens to humans with multiple sclerosis...
...Belgian designer Martin Margiela has dipped some garments in agar and treated them with mold to develop new colors and textures [NOTEBOOK, May 24]? I have a feeling that sales for Margiela's mold-covered dresses will be sporadic at best! (I couldn't resist.) MATTHEW LADUKE Spotswood...
Character education is a return to the original goal of public education: to develop the whole child morally and intellectually. But TIME seemed to want to trivialize what is occurring in schools. You chose largely to make fun of the visible aspects of how character is taught rather than probe into the deeper and more meaningful teaching time in which character education is embedded in the curriculum and entire school climate. Children are much more engaged when they have reading or history lessons that draw out ethical and moral issues rather than just rote learning of names and dates...