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...building value of the event. We thank the College and the President’s office for backing up their rhetoric about improving undergraduate life by putting up enough money to make this concert free. In particular, University President Lawrence H. Summers and Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 are to be commended for providing funds. We hope that interim President Derek C. Bok and Summers’ permanent successor will continue this fledgling tradition...
...Harvard-Yale pep rally and tailgate, a spring event similar to this month upcoming’s Yardfest, and a House-based event such as a dodgeball tournament or House Olympics. The board would exist independently of the UC and, if approved by Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71, would be funded entirely by the College, according to Vice President Annie R. Riley ’07. If Gross agrees to fund this new board, the UC would have more money in its budget to fund parties and House Committees. Riley, who sponsored the legislation...
Some of Showzen's humor is gross, some is politically pointed, and plenty is both (e.g., the cartoon "Global Politics in 30 Seconds," in which an animated U.S. urinates on Mexico, eats South America and humps the Middle East). The metajoke of Wonder Showzen is the dissonance between the message of kids' shows (that the world is friendly and understandable) and everything that is left out (hatred, injustice, random suffering). It's best captured in the man-on-the-street interviews, some done by a sweetly obnoxious blue puppet named Clarence, some by children. (One adorable little girl asks Wall...
...know, our country has never been served by a more competent and professional military. For that reason, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's recent statement that "we" made the "right strategic decisions" but made thousands of "tactical errors" is an outrage. It reflects an effort to obscure gross errors in strategy by shifting the blame for failure to those who have been resolute in fighting. The truth is, our forces are successful in spite of the strategic guidance they receive, not because...
Some departments may offer secondary fields to students as soon as next year, faculty members said after yesterday’s vote.Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 wrote in an e-mail last night that he expects departments to begin submitting proposals to the Educational Policy Committee (EPC) this summer. The EPC, which must approve each proposal, will start considering them in the fall, he added.But each department will set its own pace, and many faculty members said they were uncertain when their departments would be ready to offer secondary fields. Many departments had already...