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...biggest complaint I heard was the lack of real student involvement in the process and the way it was sprung on us in full form without the option for adjustment,” Bellow said...
...Lodha expressed uncertainty as to whether she would have chosen to apply early to Harvard had she had the option...
...create “trouble” (oh, those pesky non-whites!) or to be used as communist pawns, but because the University recognizes the inherent value in understanding “non-Western” cultures and histories. The class of 2008’s graduates had the option to concentrate in African and African American studies, East Asian languages and civilizations, Near Eastern languages and civilizations, and Sanskrit and Indian studies. But what is still missing from Harvard’s academic offerings is the opportunity to study these fields as integrated pieces of history, literature, and social...
...True naiveté is the misconception that this generation cannot change the world. Negligence simply isn’t an option any longer. The world we live in, from our school systems to our ecosystems, is unsustainable in its current state, and our generation must change that. The idealism of today is not the irrationality of lofty thinkers but the optimism and creativity of those facing the hard facts. The alternative is accepting defeat, accepting that negligence and bad policies have led to an irreparable state...
...Asked after the event whether he had any designs on reprising the dance moves that made him famous in past years, Summers indicated that the option was on the table, “if I’m invited by students to do things...