Word: formatting
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...diploma much thought-beyond, of course, hoping that the College will see fit to bestow one on me in the spring of 2000. I'll probably get it framed or put in a safe scrapbook album next to my high school certificate. But the recent debate over the format of our diplomas (both as regards the language in which they are written and the signatures which appear on them) has given me the chance to consider what all the fuss is about and what exactly I want my diploma to look like if I ever...
Though the sponsors of the bill implied that a complex problem could be solved with a quick stroke of the pen, Dean Lewis was right not to sign the bill. A change in the format of the diplomas is necessary, but the one ultimately proposed by the council is the wrong one. Harvard undergraduates--male and female--receive the same education, and their diplomas, symbols of the successful completion of that education, should be the same as well. To put it bluntly, all diplomas should have the Harvard University and College seals, Rudenstine and Lewis' signatures and nothing else...
...still display a crystalline digital picture? Hollywood must wonder after last week's word from ABC and CBS. Both networks will launch high-definition television programming in November, but despite the clear need for standards, they've settled on competing ones: CBS's 1080i, "the highest-quality HDTV digital format," vs. ABC's 720P, "the right solution for a converged future." With high-end sets that get both signals priced at $7,000, early HDTV could be playing to a paltry house...
...laud Dean Lewis for vetoing the bill the Undergraduate Council passed. The bill sought to leave women's diplomas in basically the same format as prior to 1977, when Harvard became officially co-educational. It failed to recognize the fact that Radcliffe is no longer a college in any real sense. While the bill was based in valuable affection for Radcliffe's history and integral continued support of women's issues at Harvard, it ignored the fact that women are only channeled through Radcliffe because they are female. The bill supported the idea of "separate but equal"--something...
...Harvard University Band's Web site has vastly improved in recent months. With songs now played out in full and recorded in MPEG format, the site has gone from samples in MIDI format to clear sounding Harvard songs--a must for any student with an MPEG player. Additionally, the site clearly marks out the different band links...