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...facile response papers, mandatory section participation and finals where students spew professors’ own words back at them (or, more likely, at teaching fellows)—does not encourage students to think for themselves enough, and often squelches independent thought. Brooks shrewdly identified this as the major drawback to theoretically top-notch college educations, saying, “The students at the really elite schools may have more social confidence, but students at less prestigious schools may learn not to let their lives be guided by other people’s status rules—a lesson that...

Author: By Anthony S.A. Freinberg, | Title: Not So Special After All? | 4/7/2004 | See Source »

...passenger Smart City Coupé. The wee 2.5-m-long cars - which make the Mini Cooper feel like a limo - have surprisingly roomy seats and are eco-friendly and fuel efficient. Best of all, their petite size makes parking a breeze, even on the most car-packed streets. One drawback: a tiny trunk. Book two weeks in advance at www.sixti.com. The cars can be picked up and dropped off at most of Europe 's major airports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Deal On A Smaller Car | 3/21/2004 | See Source »

...only drawback of the concert was that her distinctively small voice was not best served by the vast hollowness of Symphony Hall. But aside from the slightly inappropriate pairing of venue and performer, Bartoli’s concert was a privilege and a gift...

Author: By Sarah R. Lehrer-graiwer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Concert Review | 3/5/2004 | See Source »

...counterculture capital, Newsom's advantage may be a drawback. "I tell Democrats, 'Want to have an easier race against a Green? Don't outspend him 10 to one,'" Gonzalez says. "It's such an unlevel playing field, the electorate starts to identify with the small...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Greening Of San Francisco | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

...www.skype.com and buy a $15 headset, and you can make free phone calls worldwide to anyone else who has installed Skype. Like Kazaa, the system has no central servers, instead harnessing all the network's computers, or nodes, to handle routing, processing and call encryption. While the most obvious drawback is that you can only call other Skype users--one point bears repeating: it's essentially free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kazaa Boys Are at It Again | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

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