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...fellows, an art critic of ancient times, is studying woven representations of Christ. Now, what else would an art historian of ancient times be doing? Finally, he neglects to mention that about one-fourth of the fellows are male, only six of 50 are pursuing “irrelevant?? “gendered” topics, and a fair share of them are studying such “fruitless” unscientific things as “The p-adic and mod p Local Langlands Correspondence,” “Microelectronic circuitry...
Penn has beaten Dartmouth seven consecutive times and hasn’t lost to a non-Harvard Ivy team since 2000. The “slightly amusing, but entirely irrelevant?? stat states that Big Green coach Buddy Teevens brings a 13-game Ivy unbeaten streak—from his last stint as the team’s head man—to this contest. That’s going to end Saturday, as the Quakers will roll to a 20-plus-point...
Many in higher education argue that the nature of the subject being studied is irrelevant??critical thinking skills can be developed as long as the material is presented in the right way. While this may be true, it does not justify these vain attempts to derive meaning out of that which is meaningless. However much Gregg may argue on behalf of Lil’ Kim’s artistic relevance, the bottom line is that he’s wasting his student’s intellectual abilities on the lyrics of someone who became famous largely because...
Without a strong, centralized defense by its leading scholars, the field is in danger of becoming irrelevant??both academically and politically—substantially undermining the intellectual foundation necessary for black progress. This is by no means an all-out assault on black academics, especially those here at Harvard who do brilliant and meaningful work that can benefit us all. But we can do better, if only because we have...
...There are a lot of smart, lively young people in this country, and you will find them at whatever school you go to.” Of course, Harvard students like to think that they’re the smartest of all, but in truth IQ seems fairly irrelevant??not only in the real world, but also on campus. As the admissions office never tires of repeating, Harvard every year turns down plenty of applicants sporting 1600s on the SAT. In so doing, the admissions office recognizes what is self-evident: If Harvard students are to distinguish themselves...