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...when I happened upon “Excellence Without a Soul: How a Great University Forgot Education,” by former Dean of the College and current professor Harry R. Lewis ’68. Lewis’ criticisms run the gamut, but the one that caught my eye was his description of student extracurricular involvement. With more than 300 student groups and 41 varsity sports, Harvard claims that this is a place where opportunities exist in almost any area imaginable. And students take them at their word, throwing massive amounts of time and effort into clubs, teams...
...looked at it and turned it over and examined it and then, with a twinkle in his eye, said ‘Richard, I do not know Japanese, but given the importance of this subject, I shall dedicate my remaining days to learning...
...future, we fill in the blanks with how we feel now and how the world is now. So I assume that the Ferrari or chili dog that would make me so satisfied now will always have that effect. Finally, when I imagine the future, my mind’s eye leaves out much of what the future will contain. I imagine how sad you’ll be if the Steelers don’t win a second straight Super Bowl, without accounting for the happiness you will derive from reading a great book, going to Shay?...
...acclaimed for his unique ambidexterity on the mound, broke out in two new ways this year: first, on the hill, going 4-0 as a weekend starter for head coach Joe Walsh; and second, becoming a regular in the thick of the Harvard lineup at designated hitter, posting an eye-opening .288 average. Prior to this season, Brunnig had nothing more than one at-bat in college, as a freshman. But in 2006, one of the highlights of the senior’s renaissance came during the division-clinching win against Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H. The senior threw six innings...
...brought a lot of flare to her work. She was very creative in what she did,” remembers Susan K. Brown ’81, who was city editor at The Crimson. According to Brown, Welch also “had a good eye for cute guys. She dated a lot. She had an active social life.”Paul M. Barrett ’83 says he dated Welch when he was a sophomore, after they met at The Crimson.“She was one of the big shots when I was a nobody there...