Word: dubiousness
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...Harvard student for these four years of her life should not strip her of her personal identity. She should be held accountable, above all, to herself, not to an institution—even if that institution, at least in the public eye, defines her first. In her (dubious) authorship of “Opal Mehta,” we should see Viswanthan as a writer first, and a Harvard student second...
Right wing French politician and presidential hopeful Phillipe de Villiers was roundly denounced last week after his dubious claims that much of the workforce at Charles de Gaulle airport had become infiltrated by Islamic radicals - which, in some ways, was exactly his intention. At a time when mainstream political leaders like interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy are embracing anti-immigrant positions and xenophobic National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen finds his popularity growing, de Villiers was clearly hoping that his sensational claims would raise the profile of his Movement for France (MFF) among the country's hard right voters, which...
...contemplated changes to its stringent non-discrimination policy on funding student groups. A brief synopsis: A last-minute piece of new business catapulted the UC into chaos, student group leaders were summoned to testify, a former UC vice president was dragged out of retirement to cast a vote of dubious legitimacy, a motion was made for the ejection of the chair of the Student Affairs Committee from the meeting, and the meeting ended without anything having been accomplished...
...endorse many of the reforms suggested by the Harvard College Curricular Review (HCCR), this is not one of them. Advocates of the delay argue that it will give students more time to explore their options before committing to a concentration. But the advantage of taking four extra courses seems dubious. Rather then encourage students to invest more time or thought into their decision, the delayed choice deadline will likely only delay the time when serious contemplation occurs. Harvard students often do not get serious about decisions until deadlines near—they crack their books open...
...rest of the Harvard squad was unable to match Hynes’ effort as the young Crimson placed sixth overall, tying Dartmouth with a three-day total of 940. The finish was a big improvement over last year’s last-place showing, with Cornell earning that dubious distinction this year. The Big Red finished 20 shots behind Harvard and the Big Green. “I wish [we] had done a little better,” Hynes said, “but it was an improvement over last year, I guess, and I’m happy...