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...kind of as if you took all the biggest skyscrapers in the U.S. and like jam-packed [them] into one square block.” Fitts says. “Every building that is going up is taller than the next, and they are all being built within a year...

Author: By Sirui Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Pursue Programs in China | 5/14/2010 | See Source »

Most importantly, the College must support one of the strongest financial aid programs in the country. Compared to the 70 percent that receive financial aid in a full class at Harvard, the Z-list has little more than 14 percent of its members on aid of any kind. Although Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 denies economic motivation behind Z-list decisions, the financial security of those on the list suggests otherwise. But if it is the case that these students are a financial asset to the College, than they are as equally...

Author: By Adam B. Vartikar | Title: Let’s Be Real | 5/12/2010 | See Source »

...insist and insist again, by Vague Generalities. We abhor V.G.'s, we skim right past them, we start wondering what kind of a C to give from the first V.G. we encounter; and as they pile up, we decide: C- (Harvard being Harvard, one does not give D's. Consider C-a failure). Why? Not because they are a sign the student doesn't know the material, or hasn't thought carefully, or any of that folly. They simply make tedious reading. "Locke is a transitional figure." "The whole thing boils down to human rights...

Author: By A Grader | Title: A Grader’s Response | 5/10/2010 | See Source »

...FACTS. Any kind, but do get them in. They are what we look for--a name, a place, an allusion, an object, a brand of deodorant, the titles oif six poems in a row, even an occasional date. This, son, makes for interesting (if effortless) reading; and that is what gets A's. Underline them, capitalize them, inset them in outline form; be sure we don't miss them. Why do you think all exams insist at the top, "Illustrate"; "Be specific"; etc. They mean it. The illustrations needn't of course be singularly relevant; but they must be there...

Author: By A Grader | Title: A Grader’s Response | 5/10/2010 | See Source »

...your team is in 2nd, 3rd, and 6th, a good team-racing team can convert that to a 2,3,4 [by blocking the 4th and 5th boats],” Konstadt said. “Normally, that’s the kind of team racing...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sailing Falls Short on Day Two, Does Not Make Team Nationals | 5/10/2010 | See Source »

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