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...ideals altogether. We must design a new requirement—rigorous, pedagogically innovative (like the proposed General Education classes), and as engaging as possible. Certainly, there are several logistical obstacles we will need to overcome, but the tabula rasa that the Curricular Review process gives us is the perfect opportunity to engage rather than avoid these impediments. In this time of moral and cultural pluralism, we hesitate to connect education with morality, but it has arguably never been more important for Harvard to explicitly make this fundamental connection. I applaud the Committee’s efforts to simplify the curriculum...
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—In what could have been labeled the battle for No. 10, both Harvard and Providence were far from perfect. But last night at Schneider Arena, the No. 10 Crimson (4-4-2, 3-2-2 ECAC) was a little less unpolished and managed to down the Friars (8-4-2, 5-1-1 Hockey East), who as the top unranked vote-getters hover just outside the national polls in the de facto No. 11 spot, by a final score of 6-3. In this match-up of the two non-conference foes, the defense...
...problem with Harvard,” Gillis says, “is that there is this culture that you have to be perfect...
Taking the leap of faith of a semester or a year off can be a perfect change. Eric’s year off had all the right conditions for a productive and life-changing experience. But other situations are not as clear-cut, and these experiences should be considered, too. “Taking time off does have its consequences,” Gillis says. “And I wish I had measured those consequences more...
...year and a half later, Nuckols developed Hufu, a vegan, tofu-based food product that he calls the “healthy human flesh alternative.” Nuckols, a student at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University, brushed up on his cannibal literature to perfect the flavor. “When I tried the final sample batch [of Hufu],” he says fondly, “I bit into it. I chewed it. I closed my eyes, and thought, ‘Does this taste like what human flesh would taste like...