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...meantime, however, public service still ranks low on the occupational list for a large number of Harvard students. Yet, for a student body so concerned with the future, so active in politics, environmental concerns and so forth on campus, it is worth reflecting on how much depends on what the government decides outside these ivy walls. Public service is the way to translate these ideal beliefs of our youth into substantive action. While we may imagine that things can be better, the good comes from acting on that imagination every...

Author: By Nicholas J. Melvoin | Title: A Reasoned Idealism | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...show their age. Perennial overcrowding concerns and complaints about malfunctioning facilities were brought to the fore this year when Winthrop House ended the de facto practice of promising singles to seniors and, later, when basements in that house flooded with human waste and sewage. Add these to a laundry list of complaints about the River Houses–everything from inoperable faucets and dysfunctional heaters to overflowing toilets, leaks, and massive cockroach infestations...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Building for Today and Tomorrow | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...captains—have already cemented themselves as contributors to the team. In just her second season, libero Kocurek already holds the Crimson record for digs in a season with 520 this fall. Her 5.09 career digs per game also leads the Harvard all-time list, and her 5.59 digs per game this season toppled her own record of 4.44 digs per game for best in a season. With 895 assists this fall, Durwood moved to fifth on the career leaderboard with 1426. Her 9.62 assists per game aided the Crimson offensive, effectively setting up the Harvard attackers for quick...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Conference Losing Streak Unable to Snap Seniors’ Spirit | 6/2/2008 | See Source »

...economics is a practical and marketable degree. Many economics graduates land starting salaries in six figures. Economics is good training for business school, law school, or a career in public policy. With the growth of health economics as a field, even some pre-meds sensibly consider our department. The list of successful people with economics backgrounds spans many walks of life: Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Diane von Furstenberg, Warren Buffet, Donald Trump, Kofi Annan, Sandra Day O’Connor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Meg Whitman—even Gene Kelly, Mick Jagger, and Tiger Woods...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Miron | Title: Economic Surplus | 6/2/2008 | See Source »

...these moments, I would not be so proud of where I am today. I would not have felt as much joy in my grade on the next paper. I would not be so proud of the many things that I have accomplished here. They may not be a laundry list of awards, but these successes are things that I have worked for—achievements with efforts and stories behind them...

Author: By Reva P. Minkoff | Title: Learning to Fail | 6/2/2008 | See Source »

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