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...unfortunate on two scores. First, it shows the distortions that can result from anecdotal reporting. There are about fifty Mason Fellows this year. They are a diverse group and can be expected to have a range of reactions to their Harvard experience, including the field trip to Morocco, which was the starting point of the article. Four times in the first two columns, the author made the same point--that some Fellows had questions about the value of the trip. By the time you read it the fourth time, you feel that it must represent a widely held view. From...
...series has expanded remarkably in the last five years, from four to 10 books. The traditional consumer favorites--Let's Go Europe and Let's Go USA--remain the biggest sellers, but more specialized regional guides to places ranging from Israel and Egypt to Spain. Portugal and Morocco have also garnered sizeable audiences. A new guide on Mexico, which Let's Go staffers have been working on for two years, will hit bookstores across the country this fall...
William Herzberg '84, though, says he probably had a little too much adventure. He was arrested in Morocco last summer on suspicion of being...
...apparent problems Pyle eventually resolved, some Fellows say they were not adequately prepared for the journey. "It would have been far more helpful." Arthur Namu of Kenya says, "If we had prepared for the trip by having some curriculum modules or had some seminars to familiarize ourselves with Morocco more thoroughly. We would have had a better idea of what to look...
Despite some reservations about the usefulness of the trip, most of the Fellows enjoyed seeing Morocco, learning of its culture and history. "Personally I don't think the point was to get something concrete," one Fellow said. "It really depended on the individual what could be learned. The problems that are faced in Morocco may not be the same ones in Indonesia or anywhere else. But we could appreciate their sites and programs...