Word: musts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Students with outstanding talents in many fields come here--actors, writers, painters, athletes, dancers, musicians. If they are to find an outlet for their creative energies, they must do at least one of two things--either find courses in which to practice their art or find the proper extracurricular activity, both of which admit only a limited number of people...
...particularly stolid institution, well-rooted and paralyzed by tradition. Brown University, for example, no longer takes any kind of action against students who fail one--or even two--courses per semester. The only requirement the university poses to a student who fails a course is that the credit must be made up in order for the student to graduate...
...academic institution of quality, Harvard must accept its responsibility to meet those individual needs and interests as closely as possible. But under the weight of bureaucracy and tradition and Godly excellence, Harvard does not do much for individuals. Perhaps it is time to abolish some traditions--and attitudes--and probation wouldn't be a bad place to start. But at Harvard, traditions die hard, and behind those nearly inflexible traditions stand attitudes, like shadows...
...Year's Eve in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and I thought I must have had a few too many beers because I noticed the guy next to me at the bar was wearing a set of furry pants, furry arms, and furry paws. What's more, he sported a bright red and white striped sweater beneath a head that distinctly resembled the taxidea taxis in my high school biology book...
...Cambridge Neighborhood Health Centers are not without problems. Most important, many of them are severely underutilized. The clinics are a relatively new phenomenon and many neighborhood residents still think they must go to a hospital for good health care. Other residents believe the clinics are only for the poor. To combat these false beliefs, the clinics and community groups are starting publicity campaigns to spread the word about the available services to all Cambridge residents...