Word: endeavorment
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...well-rounded”—those “who have contributed in many different ways to their schools and communities” and “well-lopsided”—those with “demonstrated excellence in one particular endeavor.” Yet it is the rare Harvard student who is truly well-lopsided. Whenever someone inadvertently reveals to me that he is the world’s premier concert saxophonist, I brace myself for the inevitable “and.” Sure enough, he also tutors abused poodles...
...need not expound upon the wonders of international experience for a student’s personal development. It widens perspective, displaces bigotry, and uproots hypocrisy. It is a noble endeavor in the ongoing quest for human understanding and we, the educated, pride ourselves upon it. However, for all the gallantry of our aspirations, it is important to consider not just the benefits, but also the conflicts that such efforts may bring. Beneath the cloak of academic humility lies a specter of cultural imperialism—one that is often difficult to reconcile with the goal of cultural exchange...
...Finally, they tried to capture “the face”—a vision of a lost love. While they were able to achieve some meaning, this soon came to an abrupt end when the elderly man who’d been leading their creative endeavor simply stood up and walked away. The second play, “Cascando,” continued this theme, with a writer desperate to finish the ultimate story before going to sleep. But his desperation to finish the story, about a man named Woburn, only drove him deeper into madness...
...account of what was an extraordinary crossroads in history, it is that diplomacy is a messy affair. The hope is that future attempts at international accord will be less so, though it’s unclear from Andelman’s work how history can aid us in this endeavor.—Staff writer Anjali Motgi can be reached at amotgi@fas.harvard.edu...
...this endeavor, universities must play a special role. The study of energy blends together topics from global geopolitics and economics to scientific advances and technological development, all of which must work in concert. Universities are uniquely positioned to focus on different fronts and possible solutions to our future energy needs, providing both a holistic approach to the problem and the research firepower to tackle it head on. Harvard in particular, with tremendous strengths in the sciences, the social sciences, and the world of policy, is positioned to play a particularly important part...