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...sell a product besides the intellects of their employees. At the most basic level, they're in the business of solving other people's problems. But when you work for a company that actually makes things, you've got to solve your own problems every day, an endeavor which is, to my mind, much more rewarding. In big companies, some of the most interesting work is in business development, the part of the company that is concerned with strategy. When a company "partners" with another firm, buys another firm, or decides to enter a new market, it's often...
Unfortunately, in most Core classes no one--neither the professor, the teaching fellows or the students--have much interest in the class. The atmosphere in many Core offerings is not one of intellectual endeavor but rather one reminiscent of drivers' education classes. As a result, grading standards in Core classes tend to be arbitrary...
...find that with the full moon comes a feeling of disgust at political nastiness of all kinds - including my own vicious thoughts about the Clintons. I shall, from now on, endeavor to think of them only as the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans of our time...
While getting rid of Hussein is indeed a worthwhile endeavor, the tactics chosen by the Bush team are akin to using water to put out an electric fire--an ill-advised solution that can only make things worse. At best, fueling the opposition will lead to a bloody US-induced civil war ( la Afghanistan). At worst, it will simply provide an excuse for Hussein to send his army to exterminate rival factions in the northern and southern parts of Iraq...
...witness "Bedtime with Lasaga" or "Bulldoggystyle"? We call upon the citizens of New Haven, who may yet retain some scraps of self-respect amidst the crumbling ruins of their civilization, to prevent the creation of this monstrosity--with pitchforks and torches, if necessary. And should they fail in this endeavor, not all will be lost; next November, when the Harvard stands echo with a lusty chant of "Yalies Suck," we'll even have the videotape to prove...