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Though only 10 percent of graduates responded, the college said it nevertheless received heartening stories about the pledge's efficacy...
...semester--which is similar to Yale's grading system for the first two semesters--and then a fail/low pass/pass/high pass system for the remianing semesters. The administration has expressed legitimate concerns that a pass/fail system for the entire first year might disadvantage students who interview for second-year jobs. Nevertheless, if there exists anything that could jeopardize the employment prospects of HLS students, it certainly won't be a few common sense reforms intended to make a 1L's life a little less brutish...
...sell-off, rational or not, was very real evidence of the colossal shift by investors out of "old economy" stocks--brand-name, consumer-goods companies that make catsup and cornflakes and diapers and, yes, money--into "new economy" tech wonders that offer more promise than performance, but that nevertheless propelled the NASDAQ past 5,000 last week...
...this is not to say that Buchanan deserved a warm reception yesterday--Nazi apologists generally do not. Nevertheless, his appearance was a squandered opportunity for Harvard students to explore the platform of a man who may be more than an insignificant player in this year's race for the White House. A sophisticated discussion of Buchanan's policies might have given him, and the independents in the audience, something to think about. Yesterday, by confirming the country's worst suspicions about Harvard's self-righteous arrogance, we only alienated those independents and fueled Buchanan's devotion to his frightening cause...
...Gore '69 and Texas Gov. George W. Bush--have made long-overdue pledges to make campaign finance reform significant parts of their platforms. To some extent, the moves were political maneuvers to win over independents who supported Arizona Sen. John S. McCain and former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley. Nevertheless, we are heartened that although the presidential bids of McCain and Bradley have ended, the spectre of reform will haunt the candidates as they move towards the general election...