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Environmentalism is arguably a luxury for Western nations. But it would be foolish (dare I say, inefficient) to ignore the real costs of conventional agricultural production. Organic farming will undoubtedly continue to have higher input costs, but it does not unduly burden society. Someone...
...revenue from advertisements. Allan said that students have begun to explore the site’s possibilities, especially as entrepreneurship recently has seen an upward trend. “After the success stories of Google and Facebook, entrepreneurship right now is really hot,” he said. After input from users, Alumwire is developing a “how-to guide on how to start your own business.” The brothers are now looking at new markets and shopping potential investors, looking at which ones will provide the best growth opportunities. Though the Businessweek coverage has brought...
...Council of Masters, the deliberative body that has significant input on questions of House life, met last Wednesday to discuss the proposal. In a blow to undergraduates, the Masters decided to cancel the Thursday night’s parties. Now, instead of two consecutive nights of coordinated events, large parties will be confined to Friday evening, and will take place in the River and the Quad simultaneously...
...after achieving placement test scores that were too high for that level. One of these students was Yifan Zhang ’10. “What really bothers me about the Chinese system is how they didn’t listen to your personal preferences or your own input on your ability level,” Zhang said. “They base everything on an arbitrary test.” After trying Chinese 140a, “Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese,” Zhang found it too hard and decided not to take Chinese this fall...
...committee should continually and proactively evaluate courses both to determine whether they can satisfy a general education requirement and whether they meet the pedagogical standards to be listed as a “general education” course. It should also be more active in soliciting student and faculty input on which existing courses might satisfy a general education requirement. The current system usually requires a professor to submit an application to the CSC, which places too high of a burden on professors and leads to too few Core classes. The new committee should seek out potential general education courses...