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...seeking employment said that they currently have a job lined up, a drop from 66 percent in 2008 and 73 percent in 2007.The economic slump will also impact the support Harvard provides to undergraduates—OCS, the Advising Programs Office, and the Bureau of Study Counsel are all either reorganizing their programs or, in some cases, cutting back due to the financial crisis.‘DEFNINITELY MORE COMPETITIVE’At the beginning of the economically tumultuous academic year, Robin Mount was appointed to head OCS as its interim director, replacing long-time head William Wright-Swadel...

Author: By Danielle J. Kolin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Changing Career Game | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...fact is, humans are increasingly capable of remolding themselves in the image of whatever they choose, with fewer and fewer unpleasant side effects. We can either embrace this development or—as the current inclination seems to be—do everything in our power to avoid it. Our gut pulls us towards the second option, but I think our heads should pick the first...

Author: By Daniel E. Herz-roiphe | Title: A Tale of Two Alex-es | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...their day chewing their food, energy not spent in more constructive activities, said Daniel E. Lieberman, a fellow anthropology professor and chair of department’s biological anthropology wing. The book counters earlier hypotheses about human evolution, such as the theory that human evolution stemmed from eating meat, either raw or cooked. The transition to cooking may have had social implications as well. Wrangham argues that the control of the flame gave rise to traditional gender roles, as cooked food became a valuable commodity. “The possibility of [food] theft prompted a primitive protection racket in which...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Creatures of the Flame’ | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...according to former Gen Ed committee member Alexander “Zander” N. Li ’08. So, the committee rejected the longstanding class. But Mankiw would not take no for an answer. He resisted the committee’s suggestions to tweak Ec10, either by giving it more of a focus on current events or historical context to fit the “United States in the World” category, or more mathematical rigor in order to make it fall under “Empirical and Mathematical Reasoning,” according to Li. Although...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gen Ed Forced To Get Practical | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...spectrum—when paying for necessities. So MBAs and others who egoistically seek to maximize income as a path to happiness are likely taking the wrong approach. Unethical or immoral behavior as a means to increase income, therefore, is probably not the right way to attain overall happiness either...

Author: By James M. Wilsterman | Title: Happiness and Our Ethical Values | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

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