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...reported drinking patterns of members do nothing to dispel this stereotype...

Author: By Rachel E. Dry and Nicole B. Usher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Survey Confirms Alcohol Stereotypes | 2/12/2001 | See Source »

...also hope to dispel the myth that students must know about politics to get involved at the IOP. Most of our programs are educational, and all assume no previous political knowledge. The IOP educates students through public service projects and through exposure to leading politicians, activists and observers of the political process. We even offer "Politics for Dummies," an undergraduate program that guides students through debates on important topics. The course is intended for those who would like a broad introduction to current political issues...

Author: By Robert F. Mccarthy and David H. Pryor, S | Title: A New Start at the IOP | 2/8/2001 | See Source »

Faculty and students alike should be more willing to acknowledge the extent to which grades are tangential to course material. This would do much to dispel Harvard's grade obsessive culture and shift emphasis toward the pursuit of learning for its own sake...

Author: By Richard S. Lee, | Title: What's in a Grade? | 2/8/2001 | See Source »

Does the ancient Puritan connection between virtue and boredom still run beneath the glitzy, pleasure-roiled surface of American culture? For the answer, go and visit the retrospective of Sol LeWitt's paintings, sculpture and prints at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. It will dispel your doubts, without necessarily offering you lots in the way of superior pleasure. The Puritans, as descendants of the men who tried to destroy the whole legacy of English medieval art, exalted the Word and the Idea and distrusted the visual icon. It was blasphemy to represent the face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: A Beauty Really Bare | 2/5/2001 | See Source »

Harvard officials had cut back on the number of endorsements in recent years, which they felt had become excessive. Gerson said he visited Harvard because he wanted to dispel this misconception...

Author: By Charitha Gowda and Winnie Wu, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Harvard Shut Out of U.S. Rhodes Awards | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

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