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...that will allow people to “weigh and rank comparative institutional performance.” Not only is this proposal cynical about the purpose of education—reducing, as it does, students to “consumers” and academics to “institutional performance??—but it additionally places colleges in the uncomfortable position of having to justify themselves against some fictional standard of output...
...labor. The results, unfortunately, are dangerous, with an increased risk of accidental needlestick injuries, for example, at the end of a long shift. The HMS researchers, led by Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine Christopher P. Landrigan, also cite an earlier study that found that “human performance?? after staying awake for 24 hours is comparable to human performance of those with a blood alcohol content of 0.10 percent; so a resident working a 30-hour shift might, by the end, quite literally be acting drunk...
...even just two weeks into my voluntary expatriation, I can tell you that the PR is nothing more than a show, replete with all the authenticity of a cheesy tourist trap; this picture of Buenos Aires is like laying down $60 for a greasy dinner and an overwrought tango performance??it’s simply not the real thing. People forget that Buenos Aires, despite what its inhabitants may tell you, is, in the end, a South American city: brazen political corruption, misinformation, and bureaucracy like you wouldn’t believe are everyday realities here...
...responsible for the team’s struggles. “I feel like individually, we’ve become a lot better than any other team,” senior Samyr Laine said. “There’s a reason for our kind of lackluster team performance??we don’t have the numbers of other teams.” Sophomore Lindsey Scherf opened the Crimson season by obliterating the Harvard record for the 5,000-meter run that had remained untouched for 22 years. Her performance marked the first of seven records...
...ranked Wildcats. The Crimson made a strong effort but was ultimately overwhelmed by UNH’s skill and speed in a 3-1 loss. The defeat ended a campaign that began a mystery, became a disappointment, and wound up—given its gritty post-season performance??a vindication.Harvard started the 2005-06 season having lost its top five scorers from a year ago: record-setting forward Nicole Corriero and all-star defenseman Ashley Banfield to graduation, and Julie Chu, Caitlin Cahow, and Sarah Vaillancourt to represent their countries in the Winter Games...