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...furniture is tattered, and a lot of the art is homemade. There are a few storebought prints--one is of flowers in a flowerpot and hangs above a primitive, impressionistic crepe-paper poster also resembling a flowerpot. Distorted. Things often get distorted, like the self-images of healthy women and girls, women who think they would be worthier if only they were thinner or if they ate less or purged more...
There is literature in the room, papers and pamphlets for the counselors and visitors to read. It tells of the physical dangers of Bulimiarexia, binge eating often followed by purging through laxatives or self-induced vomiting, and Anorexia Nervosa, willful self-starvation...
Talking is especially important because bulimia and anorexia are disorders of silence. Those who suffer from them do not usually tell others about the problem, and binging and purging is often done in secret...
First, Harvard should institutionalize study abroad programs. Currently, the University leaves it to students to locate and identify research programs and then try to sell them to an often narrow-minded board that may or may not grant credit. By sanctioning specific opportunities to study abroad, the University could make an international experience more attractive and accessible to students...
Perhaps Harvard would be more cooperative about granting credit if students were held more accountable for work completed away from Cambridge. Increased accountability would benefit students who would presumably be able to get more credit more often for their efforts. In addition, Harvard might gain a healthy sense of perspective and realize that quality education extends further than the shuttle bus system...