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After all, Mather was known as the house for science and math nerds before it became the home for steroids...
...melange. From the Economics concentrator avoiding that pesky science core by checking his stocks to the Math and Physics concentrator trying to finish his CS problem set before lunch...
Given the letter of stacey J. Mullin (Letters, April 14) decrying me for my thoughtless quote, I would like to clarify what I said. When I referred to all of "these pathetic people who took math competitions in high school," I was referring to people like myself, who nostalgize about them endlessly...
...Putnam provides us with a chance to relive those days--as Clifford Taubes points out in the article (News, April 9), the Putnam is the only college math competition, while there are many for high school students. We jump at the opportunity to recapture a part of our youth. Perhaps the word "pathetic" is inappropriate, but I was merely putting in a self-degrading quip. This phrase was in no way meant to refer to the persons who fall into the category "anyone interested in math...
Michael L. Develin's comment regarding the Putnam Math Contest (News, Apr. 9) makes me ashamed to be a Harvard student. Develin's condescending attitude toward the "pathetic" competitors in the competition promotes the stereotype of the arrogant Harvard student. How can he suggest that "anyone interested in math should take the Putnam" when he degrades those not on his level of achievement? STACEY J. MULLIN '00 April...