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...likely lies in the specificity of the transgressions that the EC addresses. The Commission’s official rules stipulate regulations such as a ban on any campaigning “within thirty-five feet of the entrance to a classroom” and a provision that prohibits the placement of campaign literature in computer labs. A two-page supplement devoted entirely to postering mandates that signs placed on the “free-standing” kiosks in the Yard be no larger than 8.5 by 11 inches—and, for the tricksters considering three-dimensional construction, that...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: On Home Stretch: Batons, Lights | 12/7/2006 | See Source »

...other hand, girls’ schools have created fertile learning spaces for their students. Girls from single sex institutions are more likely to study math and science, to study advanced placement subjects, and to study, period. Presumably they spend less time attending to grooming and garment selection. (According to one survey, girls at a single sex school estimated they saved 45 minutes a day when they began attending a single sex school and wearing uniforms...

Author: By Diana Meehan, ph.d | Title: Sex, Education, and Government | 12/7/2006 | See Source »

Case in point: Ameya A. Velingker ’10 took Advanced Placement calculus his freshman year and ranked in the top 12 for the USA Math Olympiad the year after that. “It was a tough decision to drop,” Velingker says. “You’re around all these people who are beasts at math. But I realized it was not going to work...

Author: By Logan R. Ury, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Burden of Proof | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

...percent below total emissions in 1990 by the year 2020.” We encourage students to vote “yes” on the measure as a symbolic gesture in support of the worthy end of greenhouse gas reduction. We were, admittedly, initially opposed to the placement of the initiative on this years ballot, and we maintain our reservations regarding its specificity. The EAC’s proposal backing this initiative lacks crucial details about financing that give us pause. In particular, the report lacks any concrete estimates for how much this initiative will cost. Moreover, we stand...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Yes on the EAC Referendum | 12/4/2006 | See Source »

...Never Gonna Dance,” combines voice, orchestra, film, and dance in a large-scale collaboration that nicely parallels the group effort of the entire show. This collaboration does not always succeed in “Never Gonna Dance.” For instance, the directors’ placement of a film of the real Astaire dancing as the set backdrop is a jarring distraction from the performers onstage. The film cannot help but remind us that no one could live up to the sheer flawlessness of Astaire’s performance...

Author: By Mary A. Brazelton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Grace' Delivers Sweeping Scope | 11/14/2006 | See Source »

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