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...Republican-Democratic split in 2008 won't be quite that dramatic if McCain wins his party's nomination, as now seems likely. But it will still offer significant contrasts. Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have big plans for universal health care and want to allow parts of the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003--mainly the parts that apply to the affluent--to expire, starting next year. And Clinton and Obama say they will push for tax breaks and other perks for the poor and middle class. McCain's pronouncements on taxes have meandered so much that...
...quantified world, a given quality’s inability to cram into the cell of a spreadsheet has become a fatal flaw.And now the culture of quantification has leached down to the practice of everyday learning, with the exploding popularity of several new student-made web tools that offer a searchable directory of courses by their scores on the Q evaluation index. These web tools distort an already skewed view of academics at Harvard by contributing to a culture that values quantity at the expense of quality.In a less-enlightened day, students once browsed through the Courses of Instruction looking...
...union to have a mayor, a governor and two Supreme Court justices all in jail at the same time, I doubt you would vote either.Though I feel incapable of assessing any of the candidates’ positions on healthcare or campaign finance reform, I do feel I can offer them some fashion advice. Seriously, if any of these fools want to be president they really need to step their game up and start looking the part.John McCainJohn McCain is really old. I noticed this pretty much immediately. During the most recent Republican debate, which seemed to take place inside...
...Some groups prefer to offer truncated versions of a comp that resemble applications and institute a faster selection process that culls the best prospective members without overtly discouraging participation. “We do not believe in subjecting potential editorial board members to a ‘comp,’” states the introduction to the online application for Tuesday magazine. This particular verb choice indicates just what the Editorial Board thinks of a comp...
...DHO’s “Marriage of Figaro” last year as well. At last year’s Arts First festival, Spellberg took his opera-directing talents outside of Dunster. Both have also participated in many other musical activities that the college has to offer: Sullivan sings in the Harvard University Choir and Glee Club and Spellberg in Harvard’s Early Music Society. However, Sullivan feels that involvement in opera in particular helps raise awareness of a genre that has often been regarded as inaccessible by students. Sullivan: I think a lot of people...