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THROUGH ALL THE TWISTS AND TURNS OF THE 1992 presidential campaign, we at TIME have tried to keep voters informed on the major choices they face. In one extracurricular way, however, we're trying to boost political awareness among those who aren't yet ready to vote. For the second presidential election in a row, TIME is a chief sponsor of the National Student Parent Mock Election, $ designed to encourage youngsters to get involved in the political process. During the next few weeks, students around the country -- in grade schools, junior highs and high schools -- will be casting their votes...
...Harvard graduate with a solid liberal arts background, you could also be a strong candidate for teaching at a private school. New teachers are given the opportunity not only to perform classroom instruction (or assist a master teacher) but also to advise students and provide leadership in extracurricular activities or athletics. Dormitory supervision is usually a part of the boarding school teacher...
...ROTC is unlike ordinary curricular offerings and extracurricular activities: it is not a program offered, controlled, or administered by Harvard," the report says. "It is not, therefore, squarely governed by thenon-discrimination policy...
...Crimson will create campus celebrities out of those executive board members who give interesting quotes (I can certainly attest to this phenomenon). Certain representatives will get invited to meals with President Rudenstine. Members will gradually see the U.C. as their personal extracurricular activity rather than as a representative government. Thus, these members will become very defensive whenever any of the U.C.'s actions are criticized...
...structure the council offers makes it easier for members to do so in some small way. In addition, joining extracurricular activities allows you not only to improve personal traits, but to have fun. The U.C., make no mistake, is lots of fun. If a certain amount of pompousness and self-congratulatory long-windedness can be tolerated, most council. members tend to be quite likeable...