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Also in its fourth year and growing in popularity, Leverett 101, "The Government and the Press in America" raises many questions related to journalistic ethics. James C. Thomson Jr., curator of the Nieman Fellowships, estimates that about two-thirds of the students in his course go on to journalism, with the remaining one-third entering government or public policy work. As to whether they will emerge from Leverett 101 more ethically-minded, Thomson says, "I certainly hope...
Thomson says he teaches Leverett 101 on "grounds of conscience." He adds, "The future of the press in our country and in other countries may depend on many of these students. They should be exposed to discussion of the issues involved...
...Although Leverett 101 is limited to 20 places, this year 120 students applied, double the number that applied in 1974. Thomson says that the increase in enrollment is probably due more to the scarcity of journalism courses at Harvard than to any ethical considerations...
James Q. Wilson, Shattuck Professor of Government, and Karl Strauch, Leverett Professor of Physics, were among the final 12 candidates under consideration, Fox said...
Munching tentatively on a creation called a "blasphemous bagel" at the Leverett House grill the other night, the Crimson tennis team's senior captain and number-one player Tood Lundy was asked if he thought Harvard could win many matches on its tough spring break schedule...