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Within each dormitory, Wais says "resident fellows" function very much like Harvard's House masters and "head advising associates" serve in positions similar to senior tutors. In addition, four or five "resident deans" are divided among the different dormitories, to provide additional support for the students...

Author: By Neeraj K. Gupta, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: By Any Other Name: The Title May Change, but Will the Job Get Done? | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...their ability to address the social repercussions of the globalization process and to find ways to balance its destabilizing impact. The new globality means a tremendous emphasis on speed, flexibility, versatility and permanent change--in some respects, insecurity. But, in most societies, the level of civilization is a function of the degree of security and predictability governments can provide for their citizens. Managing the trade-off between the unpredictability associated with flexibility and the desire for security will increasingly present a challenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living Dangerously | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...Clicking is just a way of life now," says Joan Duckett, head of reference at Langdell Library. "Some people can't function without a computer...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Hsu, | Title: Click, Clack: A Computer With Enemies | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

...group's first function was attending the Harvard Foundation's CulturalRhythms festival, where CAUSA members met withFoundation guest Andy Garcia, who isCuban-American...

Author: By Traci R. Manning, | Title: Cuban-American Group Elects Officers | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

...Lower levels [in the Math Department] are not taught for pleasure or fun, but as a function to get from point A to point B," she says. "I felt like everyone teaching the course and everyone taking it used it to get to the next math course or physics course or to fulfill the next requirement, not because math was fun or interesting...

Author: By Robert K. Silverman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: From Chemistry to Chaucer | 2/18/1999 | See Source »

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