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...lectures, they also put in a significant amount of time off-stage to ensure all runs smoothly. Hankins, who reports at least five or six hours go into every hour lecture, says he doesn't want students to be bored, all the while cautioning that his course is not meant to be entertainment. Mendelsohn also undergoes a ritual of extensive preparation. He denies any stage fright before a lecture, but says he takes the lecture prep a step further to ensure that he feels truly energized when he faces the crowd. "I always take a half an hour before...
...graduate boards of the organizations apparently disagree, pointing out that the clubs were not originally meant to be campus-wide social scenes but rather private gathering places for members. According to Rev. Douglas W. Sears '69, president of the Interclub Council, "clubs have always been clubs for the members--not necessarily party spots for others...
...admitting women to Harvard meant that after graduating, male and female alums would receive equal opportunities and equal experiences, then yes, undergraduates don't need Radcliffe. However, this is not the case. Yes, men and women at Harvard graduate with the same level of educational excellence, but while many men have the luxury of making separate career and family decisions, for many women these issues are inextricably connected. It is not enough to judge the level of equality in 1999 by 1882 or 1977 standards; these standards must be raised to include equality of opportunity and experiences...
...protesters at UCLA seemed disoriented by the show of courage by a university administrator. UCLA's Daily Bruin reported that one objector's sign taunted: "We love you Carnesale! Bruins for spineless bureaucrats." It seems these students myopically believed that having a spine meant agreeing with their own claims regardless of their validity...
THIS PAGER COULD BE A LIFE SAVER Think pagers are just toys for teens or tools for people on the go? Starting in March, residents of Highland Park, Texas (near Dallas), can carry small pagers meant solely for emergency police assistance. For $20 a month, the pagers, made by Personal Security & Safety Systems (PSSI) in Dallas, will enable owners to push two buttons discreetly that will alert police to their location within 10 ft. Police can then respond within three minutes, as they would to any 911 call. The system works using a network of antennas around the city that...