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Crimson editors over the decades have made some memorable attempts to capture exam period in newsprint. The op-ed “Beating the System” won the Dana Reed Prize for undergraduate writing in 1951. The Crimson proudly ran it every reading period until 1962, when it irked one maligned and anonymous grader enough to reply with the following...
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...
...want everybody back in the lineup,” Stone said. “The exam break comes at a good time for us. We hope we can get healthy and do some damage in February...
...Obama. Still others will have the privilege of attending the ceremony live. But for a good number of Harvard undergrads—even those with tickets to the event—Jan. 20 will just be yet another day of final examinations. While many students have petitioned to have exams moved in light of the presidential inauguration, exams should be taken as normal. While it is unfortunate that there are some students who wish to attend the inauguration of president-elect Barack Obama, Harvard cannot be seen to—and should not—allow partisan reasons to supercede...