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...light of the current economic situation, this mentality must change. In particular, the annual ritual of the junior-year finance internship search—which has given rise to a disturbing sense of entitlement—must be reined in. It is one thing to offer valuable pre-professional opportunities to interested students; it is entirely another to create a disturbing subculture of hyper-competitiveness that destroys the very foundation of the liberal-arts education Harvard claims to offer. And the devastating consequences of rejection can be damaging to one’s mental health—a concern...
...meeting with the Harvard Allston Task Force on Monday night, Allston residents erupted in anger and frustration over the university’s ambiguous plans regarding Allston development progression. In particular, residents expressed concern over Harvard’s continued acquisition of property while it has simultaneously enacted plans to slow the building of the new science complex. Residents are worried that a slowing pace of construction in Allston will mean leaving these purchased properties vacant—preventing other businesses from entering the area. The university has already slowed its purchase of raw materials intended for use in later...
...Championships, was second to All-American Tiger Alicia Aemisegger in both events at Ivies last year. Mills placed in the top four in three events at the Ivy meet in 2008 and now owns five individual school records.“We have strengths across the board and no particular weakness,” co-captain Kelly Mooney said. “From sprints to middle distance to distance, we have very strong competitors. I am looking forward to the distance swimmers starting us off strong.”What makes the Harvard squad so unique is that there...
...horrible idea - and gross - but she's willing to confess that she did it. So you don't blame her for it, 'cause she says, "O.K., I made a mistake." So yes, women are at fault as much as men are at fault, but in this particular book - and the next one will be different - the women were the ones willing to say, "You know what? I made a terrible mistake...
...film critic Vinayak Chakraborty says that is highly unlikely; Bollywood's vocabulary, he says, is entirely different than western cinema's. "The Oscars are unlikely to change anything for Bollywood. The Oscars have their own cinematic idiom that tells stories in a particular way. It's different from the Indian idiom which is larger than life and melodramatic." Film director Deol adds, "At the end of the day, [India's] big studios and big filmmakers know their market well, they know where the revenues lie. They will continue to make films for India and for the NRI [non-resident Indian...