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Another booster was the team's trip to France in March, LaRaja says: "It was a real confidence-builder. We played well and got to see top-notch teams...
Another booster was the team's trip to France in March, LaRaja says: "It was a real confidence-builder. We played well and got to see top-notch teams...
...these criticisms come with the understanding that, as befits a great institution like Harvard, there are dozens of brilliant, exciting professors who provide students with top-notch educations. I will remember with gratitude those few epiphanic moments of intellectual breakthrough; times when teachers have actually challenged me to think deeper about the subject at hand. A section leader in English who critiqued each of my arguments and wrote a full page of comments at essay's end reminded me of high school, when our ideas were taken seriously and not reduced to a mere checklist of buzzwords and cliches...
First, Wellesley is an institution with an enrollment of 2400, twice the number reported in your column. It has a widespread reputation for top-notch academics and has received Barron's rating of "Most Competitive," matching that of Harvard. These statistics reveal an image contrary to the one your sloppy journalist painted, in which Wellesley is merely a place to "find girlfriends," and later underscored with freshman Slawson's comment, "The only reason to come to Wellesley is to socialize." In fact, a large number of Wellesley's students elect to seek weekend entertainment off campus because the serious acdemic...
With Dickerman hanging tough to notch her second complete-game victory of the week, the Crimson registered a 6-3 triumph over the visiting Falcons at Soldiers Field...