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Although there is no dearth of dance programs in Harvard's extra-curricular life, many students do not feel fairly treated in the programs which do exist, while others complain of the poor conditions under which they work. "For a university like Harvard, with the resources it has," said Anna Eberhardt '92, a student enrolled in the Radcliffe Dance Program, "not to have adequate space and a good floor is pitiful...
...Crimson also pointed to "statistically significant" differences in academic, extra-curricular, personal, teacher, counselor and alumni ratings, as well as class rank and scores. But our Quantitative Reasoning courses have shown people that differences can be "statistically significant" yet not large enough to be meaningful. The actual differences in the ratings turn out to be approximately 0.2 points or less on five or six point scales. For example, the extracurricular rating for alumni children was 2.52, compared to 2.43 for the others (one is high on those scales). Not only are such differences insignificant but the fact is that...
Consider one such reality. Whether on the basis of academic advice, physical attractions such as swimming pools or presses, proximity to extra-curricular activity, there remain important, legitimate reasons for students to wish to select or not select a house, regardless of stereotype...
...have changed. I added my voice to those that asked Spence to allow students a role in tenure reform long ago, in 1986, but we students are still left on the sidelines to watch the Harvard faculty deteriorate. Harvard would rather have us keep busy reforming our clubs and extra-curricular organizations. And have us give generously when we reminisce...
Berkenstock and Yardley are not the only couple who chose to ride the Harvard roller coaster together. In spite of the demands of tough classes, the time commitment of extra-curricular activities and the occasional third-party principle, several couples in the senior class were bitten by cupid's arrow early in their Harvard careers and have not recovered since...