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...period of limbo. Departmental courses alone, however, cannot stand in the place of a quality Core. The Core office should have worked and should continue to work to make sure a significant number of Core offerings remain available during the transition. Many of the departmental courses are beyond the reach of the typical Core consumer who is not likely well-versed in the subject. The main pivot behind the Core Curriculum, as outlined by University President A. Lawrence Lowell was that“every educated person should know a little of everything and something well. Similarly, the goal of General...
...stability. A little can be good, but a lot can become harmful - as stalking and more obsessive behaviors prove. Recent research has even found that celebrity worship can decrease a person's self-esteem because the endless admiration and yearning for a life and lifestyle that are out of reach may end up cementing one's feelings of isolation and inadequacy. Studies conducted in Britain found a range of celebrity-worship styles, from harmless adulation to debilitating addiction. Other research has documented a so-called celebrity-worship syndrome, in which the idolatry becomes all-consuming, much in the way that...
...have.” Fish added that his players saw the sort of intensity they will have to bring to every practice. “It’s not just about being stronger or having more stamina,” Fish said of what it takes to reach the level of Georgia, Berkeley, and Illinois. “It’s a level of precision you have to play with the whole time.” Other notable matches for the Crimson included sophomore Michael Hayes’ victory over Berkeley’s Geoff Chizever...
...said that Mbeki was on the verge of quitting his mediation role on behalf of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in frustration. "President Mbeki was fuming, threatening the Zimbabwean leaders that SADC will not be responsible if there is bloodshed in their country if they fail to reach an agreement," said the source. "He was literally angry at the two leaders." That may have done the trick, since the support of Zimbabwe's neighbors is crucial to both men: if the SADC were to turn its back on Zimbabwe, Mugabe would be unable to govern with any stability...
...Blaming the gringos for the civil unrest may seem a reach, but Morales knows where his people's hearts lie. In 2002, when the former coca farmer first ran for President, the U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia at the time, Manuel Rocha, made an off-the-cuff threat that Washington would withdraw millions of aid dollars should Morales win. Morales was an underdog at the time, but the threat drove his numbers through the roof - such is the anti-Yanqui sentiment in Bolivia. Indeed, some observers say it was Rocha's slip-up that forced a run-off between Morales...