Word: extracurricular
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...means to an end in and of itself; others believe that the liberal arts will forever sharpen their critical thinking skills, which will benefit them regardless of profession; and still others see their college years as divided between studying the liberal arts in academic settings and pursuing professionalism in extracurricular ones...
...record’s customarily New York-centric sports pages do not usually pay the conference too much heed—even a “homer,” after all, would have a hard time scaring up affection for perennial cellar-dweller Columbia. But just as the extracurricular activities of a certain state official have proven too scintillating for the front pages to ignore, the Times believes it has found a similarly sordid narrative to plant on the back pages. Thus came the paper’s report last Tuesday that the former jewel of Harvard?...
...benefit that these groups could have on students will not only be the generation of a sense of community among peers, but more importantly, the formation of a moral identity for each student. With too many students focusing on the bottom line, GPAs, test scores, job offers, and extracurricular activities, adding a broader perspective of why students attend college or earn a degree will only make them appreciate more the position in which they find themselves. A journey with a destination is much easier to navigate than one without, and with this program in place students will be ushered along...
...have much that Harvard Houses lack—to begin, a truly tight-knit community. Each has its own social spaces, including a bar, in addition to a social calendar that features a regular flow of themed parties and formal dinners. Moreover, each College boasts dozens of extracurricular societies. While Cambridge undergraduates are as busy with extracurriculars as anyone at Harvard, what seems radically different here is the sense of importance that students attribute to their non-academic pursuits. There is, perhaps, less at stake. Extracurriculars are treated as leisurely activities, a fact that is reflected in the at times...
...that the size of the football team, its intense nature of commitment, and its broad appeal to fans could merit special treatment (or in this case, exclusion), these arguments are weak and unsustainable. Surely, the commitment required to play on an athletic team far outweighs that of most other extracurricular activities, but to place a sort of achievement cap on the football team alone is unfair. Plenty of Harvard students can vouch for the fact that their extracurricular obligations place a greater burden on their studies—but no one is telling a Phillips Brooks House Association volunteer...