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...Harvard in the movies and television (News, “College Applications Set Record at 20,000”, Feb. 3). In the past year if you visited any video store you’d be faced with several movies based at Harvard (Harvard Man, How High, Legally Blonde, etc.) Television is doing a good job as well with many more mentions of Harvard than any other institution. Pre-college students appear to be heavily inundated with Harvard propaganda, with the common story line that any one can get in with a little finesse...
...student shall represent his University in any athletic team or crew who receives from others than those on whom he is naturally dependent for financial support money or the equivalent of money, such as board and lodging, etc., unless the source and character of these gifts shall be approved by the University Committee on Eligibility, subject to the approval of the Committee of the Three Chairmen, on the ground that they have not accrued to him primarily because of his ability as an athlete. Cases are to be submitted in advance to the University Committee on Eligibility...
...Every franchise needs at least one magical year for its fans to latch onto. It's needed for the autograph signings, fantasy camps, anniversary celebrations, etc. Is there one memorable season in the history of the New Orleans Saints? Even the last 18 years of the Miami Dolphins have rolled into one, giant 10-6 early playoff exit. Pretty soon, people are going to get tired of honoring that '72 Miami club. No wait, that's already happened...
...concerned, discussions are underway in a University-wide committee on ways in which fundamental scientific problems bearing on biodefense may be safely and securely investigated under conditions that meet USA PATRIOT Act restrictions and preserve basic academic principles (the free and open exchange of information, an open campus, etc.). That committee will report this spring, giving due consideration to the major differences in the missions, the student and faculty populations and the operating policies and practices of the three most relevant Faculties: the Medical School, the School of Public Health and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...poems in a row, even an occasional date. This, son, makes for interesting (if effortless) reading, and this is what gets A’s. Underline them, capitalize them, insert them in the top, “Illustrate;” “Be specific;’ etc.? They mean it. The illustrations, of course, need not be singularly relevant; but they must be there...