Word: ideas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...There's always lots more, but you get the idea...
...nice idea in theory, but the deadline is this Friday. Presumably, in order to assemble a decent grant application, students should have a pretty clearly-defined thesis topic, good reasons for studying in the country of their choice and maybe even the backing of a thesis advisor. All of which leaves juniors in a panic to choose a topic and find someone to sign onto the project, all before March 5. Some concentrations, such as government and social studies, have already met with their students to encourage swift attention to this growing concern, but other departments have yet to breathe...
...this idea seems more like a philosophical statement--in line with Epps' belief that Harvard students need more personal interaction to round out their intellectual growth--than a legitimate plan for change...
...classroom in the Science Center for half an hour. Rather, Harvard wants us to give to the Senior Gift for symbolic reasons. First, the Development Office hopes seniors will give now and so begin a "pattern of giving" that will continue throughout our (presumably long and prosperous) lifetimes. The idea is that donating to Harvard now gets you into the habit, and before you know it, you're writing a check every year...
...much as $10 is like a snowflake falling on Antarctica after the way my family's reserves have been depleted these last four years, there is something noxious about the idea of making yet another check out to Harvard University...