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...infinite wisdom—figured that, rather than allowing students to decide on their own what sort of community they’d like to live in, flinging blocking groups aimlessly across campus without any sort of input from them at all would somehow produce a happier, more integrated student body. Now, just about ten years later, it seems that—surprise, surprise—it hasn’t. The grand experiment that was randomization seems largely intended to promote (read: force) interaction between students of different backgrounds and interests and to help alleviate issues of self-segregation...
...tools I've ever had in my professional life - being able to imagine a dinosaur and a real dinosaur is walking though our artificial jungle. Right now technology cannot say no to our imaginations. That?s a great thing for audiences and for filmmakers, and it's one of the happier notes that I've observed over the last decade. The only danger is when the technological tools become the whole point of making the movie, as opposed to a great story with great characters. When we become infatuated with the tools that can do anything and we forget the story...
...that student grumbling is misplaced, but long-term attempts to mask legitimate grievances are bound to fail. A new image alone won’t convince undergrads that what they see on a daily basis has changed. If the dean’s office really wants to make students happier, they should strive towards an end stage they don’t have to sell...
...Bugaboo stroller for $750 and use it for two years, you can resell it on eBay for $550, and your net costs will be less than if you had bought a new $250 stroller and thrown it away. And your child will be much happier. The brands that are going to be hurt by this culture are those in the middle because they won't retain significant value in the online market...
...don’t be fooled: The Faculty of Arts and Sciences, your effectual boss, is profoundly satisfied with the status quo. So sit back, sign those fundraising letters, be personable (i.e. coddling) and try to look cool, hip, and progressive. You’ll be much happier and much more “effective” than Larry Summers ever could have been. Travis R. Kavulla ’06-’07 is a history concentrator affiliated with Mather House. His column appears on alternate Mondays...