Word: factly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Ranked 11th in the state of Ohio before coming to Cambridge, Meyer did not make a big impact on the running program at Harvard immediately. In fact, McCurdy couldn't even remember his name for a while...
...vital part of a process whereby the past and present are kept in equilibrium, you will be a long way to getting the most out of English university education. Yes, the English do take their academic work seriously--but it's not "the done thing" to broadcast the fact...
This paradox is always present in any survey of the British university system. Superficially, it seems more elitist and restrictive than the American--but is it, in fact, when the vast majority of those who get to college not only have all their tuition fees paid by the government, but a considerable proportion of their living expenses as well? The introduction of government aid since 1945 has grafted a meritocracy onto a system of tradition designed to make "gentlemen." The student lounging in the Junior Common Room of one of the Oxford colleges (often medieval in origin), taking afternoon...
...present seems to be of student "assemblies" and representation. I doubt whether the average English student is much more political than his Harvard counterpart--but he dutifully goes out and votes for college representatives and student union officials who have far more power and recognition than here. In fact, in the U.K. student unions are financed through levies on municipal councils--though financial control is left firmly with the students...
...TRULY conservative faction has yet to become evident in the assembly. The debate over South Africa issues will largely center around means, not ends. In terms of national politics, the entire assembly could probably be placed on the left. In fact, the assembly can best be understood in terms of liberals v. radicals, rather than conservatives v. liberals. The South Africa issue has made the entire campus more politically aware, and this increased awareness appears to be reflected in the nature of the assembly. The assembly more closely resembles SASC than it resembles the Republican Club. The question remains whether...