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...really a question of capitalism. Some win, some lose.” But, like the pleas of inefficient industries looking to the government for protection from foreign competition, his logic is flawed. The current system does not, in any way, resemble capitalism. In fact, it represents a kind of blind socialism in which a central planner distributes resources with no consideration for efficiency or equity and then walks away...
...here’s a proposal for dining hall restrictions whose effectiveness is belied by its simplicity: There should be no restrictions of any kind. Any upperclass student should be allowed to eat in any dining hall at any time. Resources for food and staff should be allocated by HUDS in proportion to mealtime swipes to ensure that there are enough supplies and service at each location. Some of the more popular locales will no doubt be plagued by overcrowding, but this is a sacrifice that I—and that I think we all, behind the veil of ignorance?...
House Masters: Freakishly spirited. Masters Stephen P. Rosen ’74 and Mandana Sassanfar bring a maniacal devotion to IM sports (Winthrop is the reigning Straus Cup champion), and weekly Sunday-night Masters’ Open Houses are the kind of gorge-fests that give stress-eating its good name...
...Transfer students have brought to the student body a special kind of the diversity that Harvard prizes. In addition to simply generating exceptional candidates who belonged at Harvard, transfer admissions also brought in students from very distinct institutions. Deep Springs, a two-year, all-male college and ranch in the California desert, is considered one of the most selective and intellectually engaged undergraduate institutions in the country. Formerly, significant numbers of its graduates finished their undergraduate careers at Harvard. Moreover, typical transfer classes included students from all of the military academies who had distinguished themselves in particularly difficult environments...
...component of such a program is recruiting the right people.“Character,” Weiss said, “that comes first and Harvard taught me that. You realize that is what you want to coach. I learned that from being here and that is the kind of student-athlete I want to deal with.”Caputo recounted his recruiting process with Weiss, appreciating his upfront attitude and straightforwardness.“He didn’t sugarcoat anything,” Caputo said. “He was honest about the whole process...