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Seriously, though, you have to think hockey would’ve gone over well with the Anglo Saxons and their mead-hall crowd. There is something special about this game, truly a gentleman??s sport. Men (and women) pulverize one another with sticks while adhering (most of the time) to an honor code that is equal parts law-bound and unspoken...
That’s the type of effort Mazzoleni hopes to get out of his team—and his top power play—every game. The weekend’s games, though, stood something below a Gentleman?...
...that has changed: we drink more, go to sleep later and are more often in co-ed situations. Most of the clubs have taken on a kind of fraternity-like role on campus to accommodate these changes. Thus the crux of the problem today: an unhappy marriage between snotty gentleman??s club and modern day pimp hole-in-the-wall. The irony is that many graduates like my grandfather still financially support these clubs. It’s kind of like giving milk money to a kid, who then goes and buys a handle when you?...
...18th century, as New England flourished and the colonies moved towards independence, Harvard’s curriculum was still heavily rooted in religion but began to grow towards a “gentleman??s education,” a general curriculum augmented by private tutors in French and philosophy...
...problems would simply disappear if students paid as much attention to their academics as they did to their extracurricular activities. Indeed, it is all too common for students to report that extracurriculars are the most valuable aspect of their Harvard experience, and be content with what is now a gentleman??s B+ average. But the curricular review is not simply about shifting around the burden of lackluster courses. It must create a framework in which more stimulating interaction and bold thinking is fostered. The review has the potential to re-invigorate undergraduate academic engagement, and rekindle an academic...