Word: phrase
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...Kirby welcomed us, as freshmen, into Harvard’s folds. This ethic of productive and studious endeavor has been translated and conveyed to us as a mission: we are here to be educated as “citizens of the world,” to use a phrase often used by our (also outgoing) University president. Ostensibly, this goal of fostering global responsibility informs the structure of Harvard’s curriculum, the breadth of its extracurricular spheres, and even the makeup of its undergraduate classes. While Kirby surely meant to imply that learning is a duty, it strikes...
...spring of 2003, University President Lawrence H. Summers was quoted as using the phrase “camp Harvard” to suggest an overemphasis on extracurricular activities at the college, sparking a flurry of debate over the merits of learning “outside the classroom.” Although Summers quickly issued a correction, claiming he was “not aware of having used that phrase [but] I did once use the phrase ‘camp counselor’ to refer to some of the functions of House tutors,” the point remained.This statement...
...economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest-wage country is impeccable” could serve as the epitaph for the presidency of University President Lawrence H. Summers. While his supporters might defend this infamous phrase in the name of “freedom of expression” or excuse it as an unfortunate slip, critics find it typical of a carelessness of expression that mocks both logic and human decency—a carelessness that pursued him into his presidency.There is much public confusion over why Summers resigned, and the speculations are a Rorschach...
...history of the Harvard Athletic Program and the Crimson’s first national team fencing title of any kind in 72 years.In Houston, as in New York, Harvard’s rambunctious athletes—part fencers, part fans—rallied around a signature catch phrase while they dismantled their opponents.“Nothing can stop the bus,” Brand says.***The inevitability of such a proposition would have been laughable four years ago, long before the Crimson was sending enough fencers to qualify for the title, much less win it. The turnaround of Harvard?...
...Ghungroo show, I’ve wanted to learn more about South Asian dance.So, next fall, finances permitting, I will be living in Florence and volunteering for a museum. After six months there, I would love to engage in “international vagabondage,” a phrase that my friend and I coined this month. At some point, when I’m settled in New York, I want to join a mentoring program. And this summer, finding a studio that gives Bhangra lessons is one of the first items on my to-do list.There are some things...