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...that sense of high anxiety that leads directly to the safety of the preprofessional routes," he said. "The parental attitude today is that [a classic liberal arts education is] too much of a playground...
Mary, our checker, calls you by name and sometimes adds "cherub" or "buttercup." At special meals, Sandy, Anabela and the rest of the staff think up decorations for the dining hall that make it look like a themed playground. First-years come up only for a meal but they stay a long time, lounging on the grass and talking to upperclass students about good rooms (all of them) and asking house residents for a straightforward definition of a 'lambing'. There never...
Anything that is truly confidential I would never post on the Net, or anywhere else for that matter. I would send it directly to the party I wanted to get the information. The Internet is like a big open playground, and the real professional hacker can get into just about anything. Never send anything over the Net that is highly sensitive. Never! The public at large may have access to it. RAY OLIVA Pleasanton, California...
...four prepare for entrance examinations. Nearly 60% of junior high school students take juku classes, which cost their parents as much as $400 a month. They usually study material at least a year ahead of the public school curriculum and endure rigorous schedules that leave no time for the playground...
...definitely believe that the administration should have some say in how we reorganize our government," Hill says. "But once it is established, it should be essentially student-run and not just a playground for gov jocks...