Word: latters
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...critic, described this unintentional legacy of affirmative action in an historical context: "James Baldwin wrote that one of the tragedies of being Black in America is never knowing why you failed. The modern corollary, [ironically enough] is that with affirmative action, you never know why you succeeded." Although the latter is admittedly less tragic, we have created a culture in which "few Blacks are sufficiently confident of themselves or their achievements." In so doing, we have undermined one of the purposes of the program; although there now exists a cadre of Blacks in hitherto unattainable positions, they are haunted...
...With this in mind, Harvard students deserve a better Core program then the one we are getting. The Core program was designed to move away from a "Great Books" type curriculum and instead focus on "major approaches to knowledge." It has succeeded in the former but failed in the latter...
...Harvard's stated goals is that students should know "a little about everything and a lot about something." Harvard certainly fulfills the latter criterion. It is not hard to find people here who know just about everything about computer cache algorithms, the industrial development of Upper Silesia or FK-506's binding to and subsequent inactivation of calcineurin. However, I fear that there is too little emphasis placed on developing the general body of knowledge that all educated men and women should posses. The place to remedy that is in the Core, and it should be done...
After falling behind number-six Loyola 4-0 in the first 14 minutes of yesterday's game at Ohiri Field, the 11th-ranked Crimson didn't get demoralized, intimidated or bewildered. Instead, Harvard roared back to tie the game in the latter stages of the second half and won on junior midfielder Megan Hall's goal 55 seconds into overtime...
...lone exception is Adriana Suarez, whose sultry interpretations of "Fascinatin' Rhythm" and "Loving That Man" (the latter with the versatile Armand) were the only memorable highlights of the piece. Suarze's sensuousness captures the melancholy spirit of the music perfectly, drawing the empathy of the audience...