Word: extracurricular
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...first-hand, and that in the future such trips can be taken to international observatories so that students can also experience a different language and culture.Wanting to embody the spirit of general education and allow concentrators to pursue honors, do a thesis, take a semester abroad, or participate in extracurricular activities, the department has also reduced the total number of concentration requirements from 16 to 12, said Charbonneau.Where the current concentration serves to prepare students for graduate school, the new requirements—while allowing for an exposure to astrophysics—will have to be supplemented with additional courses...
...original threats offers an interesting initial shock, but the lack of satisfying explanation renders it irrelevant to the movie’s larger message. A student forms a new discussion group—supposedly a symbol of progress on campus—but reveals he only wants the extracurricular to pad his law school application.The open ending of “Spinning Into Butter” does not lead to a nuanced or fresh way of discussing race relations. Instead, the loose ends result in any number of dubious conclusions. After a particularly heated argument, Carmichael reassures Daniels by reminding...
...abiding, caring, fundamentally good folk who keep the wheels of civilization grinding. But do we need them at Harvard? Should we start nerd affirmative action programs to ensure that candidates with prefrontal cortexes the size of New Jersey are not being disserved by Harvard’s insistence on extracurricular achievement...
...among nerds, meta-nerds even. The trouble with these nerds is not, to quote Fridman, “their inarticulated preference to read books rather than to get wasted at parties.” It is their inarticulated preference to read books rather than talk to people or join extracurricular organizations without “science” in their names. And, although there is much to be said for the nerd as a species, there is even more to be said for the kind of well-rounded individuals Harvard strives to produce...