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...communal level to solve the little problems can we ever hope one day to be able to solve the more profound problems that we find in our society. Harvard teaches us not to ask questions--don't ask why you can't have hot breakfasts or exams before mid-year vacations and, similarly, don't ask why society does not live up to conceptions of justice we learn about here. Students' experiences at Harvard set patterns for the rest of their lives. And at Harvard, one is taught not to look around, but, instead, to get a head start...
...Sholem Postel, acting director of UHS, said Thursday the decline may be a result of a new UHS policy, begun after mid-year exams last year, of sending course instructors a copy of each student's petition for a make-up exam...
...think the Corporation would have to be persuaded that there was widespread support if it were to raise the board fees at mid-year," Fox said...
Last season, after Cowens took a mid-year leave-of-absence, the Celtics struggled through 30 games at almost .500. Some said that the team's ability to win without Cowens showed that the center with an 18.8-point career scoring average is not so crucial to Boston's success. But that was just Celtic optimism. In reality, .500 basketball will get Boston nowhere fast...
Finally, after weeks of trying to get a hold of the guy, the officials nabbed him in a stake-out at Mem Hall where he was scheduled to take a fine arts mid-year exam. After several hours of denials Pete Brown offered the following explanation. Smith was a vague friend of Brown's who had gone to the same high school. When Smith decided not to go to Harvard--he had indeed enrolled in an area school--Brown decided to assume his identity. He forged letters of recommendation and, in order to get his name changed to Peter Brown...