Word: overhauls
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...Some professors say that the College needed to overhaul its curriculum because students were frustrated: both with limited choices and a proliferation of seemingly irrelevant Core classes...
...Thankfully, it seems the administration has taken heed of these criticisms and unflattering comparisons. University Hall’s praiseworthy proposal to to renovate undergraduate housing includes a complete overhaul of interior spaces in each of the 12 houses, without compromising the rich architectural and historical integrity of the buildings. The announcement was greeted enthusiastically, albeit tempered by the knowledge that our children’s generation has more to look forward to than we do. In the meantime, the University should not overlook the current conditions of undergraduate housing. A 15-year renovation project does little to alleviate...
...Crimson to victory over the likes of Boston University and Cornell. Time and again in this losing streak, Harvard had fallen thanks to crucial missteps—a slow start, costly penalties—and an inability to convert chances on offense. Instead of embarking on a massive overhaul, Donato stressed the importance of avoiding the little mistakes and winning individual matchups on the ice. By the close of the season, Donato’s squad had transformed itself into a threat to win the conference by generating what looked to be unstoppable momentum. Though Princeton ultimately ended Harvard?...
...environmental groups like the Apollo Alliance flip that criticism around, arguing that the hard work of decarbonizing the American economy will actually create millions of new jobs. Someone, after all, will need to produce alternative power, increase energy efficiency and overhaul wasteful buildings. Angelides notes that between now and 2030, 75% of the buildings in the U.S. will either be new or substantially rehabilitated. Our inefficient, dangerously unstable electrical grid will need to be overhauled. The jobs that will go into that kind of work can be green-collar - provided that the government adopts the kind of policies that incentivize...
...Syncrude, along with a group of 25 handpicked Exxon executives, is sure to introduce plenty of change over the life of a 10-year service contract signed by their parent company. "Many Syncrude managers took a golden handshake rather than deal with Exxon," says a person familiar with the overhaul taking place...