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...discussion and judgment. I am, of course, not blind to the moral force of humanistic inquiry, a point that Martha Nussbaum, among others, has made quite well. But the current model of university education seems particularly divorced from human action; its practical dimension seems to have been outsourced to extracurricular groups on campus. Yet mere intellectualism cannot in any way be said to replace the satisfaction of religious instruction...
Harvard students learn as much from their extracurriculars as from their studies, or so they like to say. Fortunately, the College considers this a good thing, proudly citing statistics about the hundreds of student groups, dozens of theater productions and scores of varsity, club, and intramural sports teams. Recognizing this reality, the Task Force on General Education gave student activities special attention last week in its preliminary report with a proposed “activity-based learning” initiative. The goal? “To help students see how what they learn in class informs what they...
Being a campus activist also carries a unique set of responsibilities. "The thing about activism is that it’s not like any other extracurricular that you’ve ever done...This is a job," Martin says. That, in particular, is why it is especially important to SLAM that all workers have a union they can belong to, she says, so no 20-year-old SLAM member will ever have to make a decision that could affect an adult with a family. Universities "are just really unregulated spaces," Martin says. "It really falls to students to challenge what?...
...really is what you’ve been involved in in the past that builds upon itself,” said Finne. “I guess I’ve had a rather schizophrenic extracurricular history here, so I’ve gotten to know a lot of people...
Choosing courses, comping the Crimson, parties in the Yard: these are the typical concerns of Harvard first-years during their first few weeks in Cambridge. One member of the class of 2010, though, has a little bit more to think about than shopping week and which extracurricular clubs to join...