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...synthesize the way in which an insider glimpses such ridiculousness and yet works within the rules nonetheless. Most of us know we are at Harvard in part because of high scores on a test—the SAT—that can so obviously be “gamed?? that it has renounced a previous claim to measure “aptitude” and claims only to measure the “achievement” of taking a test well...

Author: By Max J Kornblith | Title: The More Things Change | 5/26/2010 | See Source »

...English 10a” or “Orgo,” there is probably no easy way out. You’ll just have to suck it up and put in 80 to 100 percent. Also, some classes shouldn’t be gamed??nearly all of our most rewarding academic experiences at Harvard came from classes in which we put in maximum effort...

Author: By The crimson superboard, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How To Game Your Classes | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

Harvard wasn’t lacking offensive firepower in Saturday night’s gamed??it outshot the Sioux 36 to 26—nor was the team spending too much time in the penalty box (North Dakota committed nine penalties to the Crimson’s four). From what I could see, Harvard was simply unable to hold...

Author: By Lucy D. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CHEN MUSIC: Harvard Needs Passion Injection | 12/9/2008 | See Source »

...fair, had an enormous impact on democratic thought.But by amplifying the discussion, the theorem also led to consideration of various other voting methods. Poundstone evaluates these alternatives, highlighting the merits and faults of each. He finds that no method is perfect, and each can be “gamed?? by strategic voters or clever political aides. Nonetheless, he comes out in favor of “range voting,” a system in which voters rate their degree of approval for each candidate. Computer models have found that range voting is the most consistently accurate system...

Author: By Evan T. R. Rosenman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pundit Finds Voting To Be Flawed | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

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