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Gentlemen: I must confess serious doubts about the efficacy—or even the integrity—of the “classic” exam period editorial, “Beating the System,” you reprinted recently. I almost suspect this so-called “Donald Carswell ’50” of being rather one of Us—the Bad Guys—than one of you. If your readers have been following Mr. Carswell’s advice for the last 11 years, then your readers have been going down the tubes...
Artful equivocations are even worse; lynx-eyed sly little rascals that we are, we see right through them. (Up to exam 40. Then our lynx eyes droop, and grading habits relax. Try to get on the bottom of the pile.) Again, it is not that A.E.’s are vicious or ludicrous as such; but in quantity they become sheer madness. Or induce it. “The 20th century has never recovered from the effects of Marx and Freud.” (V.G.); “But whether or not this is a good thing...
With free scoops of ice cream in the sunny afternoon outside the courtyard of the Center for European Studies (CES), about 100 students who will be studying or working in Europe this summer abandoned their exam preparation for two hours on Monday to meet informally and discuss their coming summer activities—the first event of its kind to be hosted...
Starting today, Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) will offer fair trade bananas alongside regular bananas every Friday until the end of exam period, according to HUDS spokesperson Alex McNitt. The trial period is intended to offer students the opportunity to provide feedback about the two different types, after which HUDS will determine whether their appeal is great enough to make a permanent switch...
Like the pre-exam complexion of many a stressed-out student, today’s selection of bananas in the dining halls might not glow as brightly as usual. Though the bananas can’t blame the Core Curriculum, their less-than-golden appearance is also work-related...