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...past 30 years, subpar TFs have turned to the center—made up of just two classrooms and a dozen offices—ready to help them hone their skills...

Author: By Kevin Zhou, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: When Teachers Go Back to School | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

...bills to prime the box. AND THE ONE-MAN BAND PLAYS ONDespite the occasional petty thefts, Zhou has no plans of depriving the Square of his flair for fiddling anytime soon.Over the years, Zhou has listened to cassettes and pored through books authored by jinghu masters to hone his musical skills.“Even though I’m old, I’m still trying to figure out how to get better,” Zhou said. “I’ll keep playing as long as I can move my hands, as long...

Author: By Alexander B. Cohn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Self-Taught Fiddler Sharpens Up Square | 10/20/2006 | See Source »

...returns to the colder confines of the Northeast as the Crimson travels tonight to Durham, N.H., to take on New Hampshire (UNH) at Lundholm Gym. The Wildcats limp into tonight’s contest with a 2-10 record. For Harvard, the match will offer a final opportunity to hone its tactics before kicking off its Ivy League slate Friday night against Dartmouth. After losing to all three of the opponents it faced at the San Jose State Hyatt Invitational this past weekend, a win against UNH would give the Crimson some momentum going into the match against...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Skidding women’s volleyball returns east, clashes with New Hampshire tonight. | 9/19/2006 | See Source »

...perplexed undergrad, for Harvard has bestowed its most righteous of all Cores, Moral Reasoning, upon thee. Unfortunately, it’s often righteously boring.In theory, Moral Reasoning courses will help you learn to deal with tough ethical questions, and face up to quandaries that enable you to hone your moral compass. Though the MR menu provides a seemingly gourmet spread of professors, readings, and course titles, reality is often more rump roast than filet mignon. The oft-bemoaned core is a product of the 1978 Core Curriculum report, written under the auspices of then (and now) University President Derek...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Moral Reasoning | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...effort to do the same for its civic life. With this data, we can begin to seriously debate and ultimately fashion robust policies to fix our communal machinery. Local groups can tap it to build awareness, and national service programs, such as AmeriCorps, can use it to hone recruiting. With just a little focus and effort, our civic health can change course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let's Get Connected | 9/10/2006 | See Source »

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