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...Crimson barely nudged both Yale and Cornell to claim the 2005 Sprints crown. The top four finishers at last year’s Sprints—Harvard, Yale, Cornell, and Navy—will again be fighting for the mere inches of space that so often separate first from second in the EARC...
...festival to the verge of being out of control. Gradually, Sundance has transformed from a creative retreat to the latest chichi spot for celebrities. As media, artists, and a-listers ascend on Park City, which regularly swells to 45,000 during the festival, companies capitalize on the exposure. Mere advertisements no longer suffice; among other things, businesses dispense gift bags, host suites, and throw parties to earn attention...
Many have pointed out that Harvard’s sale of stock is a mere blip in the stock’s overall price and claim that it will have little effect on the profitability of others’ investments in Sinopec. Instead, they argue, Harvard’s action is only symbolic. Harvard, however, has attracted media attention to the genocide, and its PetroChina divestment set a precedent followed by a number of other institutions, including Amherst College, Yale University, Stanford University, and recently the entire University of California system. Furthermore, the University’s profiting from slaughter...
...successful, the Harvard College Curricular Review will transform introductory courses from the narrowly focused Core designed to teach a “way of knowing” into a sweeping, interdisciplinary intellectual odyssey. In order to do so, however, changes must go beyond a mere shuffling of syllabi and involve fundamental changes in pedagogy. We believe this will require reform in Harvard’s stringent policies on hiring full-time teachers.On this page, we have repeatedly maligned the Core Curriculum and endorsed the recommendation of the review’s Committee on General Education, in which students would...
...bill treats an illegal alien's mere presence in the country-currently only a civil violation-as a felony punishable by a year and a day in jail and establishes mandatory minimum sentences for repeat offenders. Its sweeping language would make giving even humanitarian assistance to an illegal immigrant a crime punishable by up to five years in prison. Fines for an employer who hires illegal immigrants, which now range from $250 to $10,000 per violation, depending on the employer's previous conduct, would be increased to $5,000 to $25,000. Criminal penalties for repeat offenders could include...