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...most popular fairy tales of our youth have become fractured. Unexpectedly complex characters, like the reflective and philosophical witches of “Wicked” or even the computer-animated ogres of “Shrek,” often warp the traditional once-upon-a-time ideal to reach a conditional, complicated “happily ever after” in modern updates of classic fables...
...Congress is not an ideal institution to oversee the intelligence community, but it is all we have. And in order to help it do a better job, we probably do need to give it more oversight. At the same time I would feel better if it were taking on real issues of concern, not just worrying about how much we've been overpaying for bad intelligence. When the bill comes due, the price tag will be the least of our worries...
Perhaps it is no coincidence that graduate school is such a good fit for veterans: Deirdre C. Leopold (MBA ’80), managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid, observes a significant overlap between military skills and ideal Business School qualities. “We ask all applicants to tell us about their leadership experiences and aspirations—those from the military usually have lots to tell about leadership, accountability, responsibility, stamina,” Leopold wrote in an e-mailed statement. According to Monterisi, the abilities he developed as a Marine formed a foundation for success...
...vitality of the humanities and social sciences. “Obviously not everybody’s happy about it,” said Jay M. Harris, the Wolfson professor of Jewish studies and chair of the Near Eastern languages and civilizations Department. “In an ideal world, we wouldn’t deal in zero sums,” Harris said, “In an ideal world, there would be a nice campaign and the humanities and social sciences would be taken care of also. We need to grow too.” FAS currently faces...
Year: 2008 House: Cabot Concentration: Women in Business Hometown: Belmont, Mass. Ideal Date: Chloroform, a shovel, and a bag of fertilizer Best way for a guy/girl to get your attention: I’d say plastic surgery, but I don’t want to sound like an asshole. Where to find you on a Saturday night: Alone, in the fetal position, and crying in a corner of my room, a tub of Ben and Jerry’s Moosetracks clutched in my aching hands while listening to Cher’s “Song for the Lonely?...