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...second theory is that economics is the path of least resistance. A student might major in economics because a friend or teammate does—a “herding” effect—or because economics has fewer requirements than many concentrations (10 courses, and 12 for honors). But in recent years, the department has made the concentration tougher, requiring calculus and econometrics on top of statistics, and the number of concentrators has gone up, not down. The grading curves in core economics courses are also among the toughest on campus. Herding, moreover, fails to explain the fact...
...same dreadful direction. Mistakes were indeed made at home and abroad—but progress may be on the way. Bush-era policies characterized by brash belligerence and simple overextension appear poised to be reversed, sophisticated, and otherwise repaired. Perhaps America, its lesson learned, can proceed along a middle path, spurning isolationism and unilateralism with one gesture, and march forward, in step with allies old and new, into an uncertain future...
...FAMILIAL PATH...
...Lowell, class of 1877, was an ideal solution for student life, but inevitably presented the University with ongoing structural considerations. Housing renovations are nearly as old as the Houses themselves—simply put, from the moment a building is finished, it is on a slow, but sure, path towards deterioration...
...Ickes, referring to the committee of appeal. "There's been a lot of talk about party unity let's all come together and put our arms around each other. I submit to you, ladies and gentlemen, than hijacking four delegates ... is not a good way to start down the path of party unity...