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...above examples of College paternalism, from randomization to PBH, have been debated on this page many times before. But I wanted to highlight what I consider the most egregious example of administrative paternalism--the Ad Board--in the hopes that the Undergraduate Council's past push for reform in this area continues into the spring...
...from G.O.P. moderates is going to be tough for Clinton. So he is choosing to forge ahead with the strategy that worked so well for him last year. Its essence: avoid grand legislative schemes and bypass Congress altogether in favor of low-cost proposals, Executive actions and speeches that highlight local initiatives, especially on welfare reform and education, which Clinton sees as his best shot for a lasting legacy. "Most of this work isn't done in Congress," says McCurry. In the coming weeks, Clinton will travel to state capitals to exhort legislatures to beef up educational standards and help...
This is a volatile combination, one reminiscent of a Harvard January. The stress of exams combined with heroic feats of sleep deprivation drives some people over the edge. Recent suicides at Harvard, admittedly extreme, highlight the fact that the University has a problem on its hands. Students feel excessive pressure, and all too often no voice of reason is there to comfort them. In this light, the University's decision to open Cabot Library 24 hours a day during reading period and exams is downright irresponsible. Though normally I am happy to see administrators respond to students' desires...
...groups splinter again. (There are now hundreds of Protestant denominations.) The effect is hardly confined to religions; the era of computerized mass mail and desktop publishing has seen the number of political-interest groups grow by an order of magnitude. But religions, with their aspirations of human brotherhood, uniquely highlight the paradox: communication is supposed to be a social cement, yet new communication technologies are often fragmenting...
...police officers enforcing Harvard's policy about proper decorum for postering, it appears as though guarding Harvard's bricks is more important than protecting Harvard's students. The irony of this juxtaposition is significant not because fining my friend was wrong but because the postering stringency serves to highlight the failure of more important security measures...