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...structure: there are major flaws in the current Core Curriculum, the academic advising system, and even the apathy of some professors and teaching fellows. But these descriptions succumb to an inherent bias. Douthat blasts the humanities for inflating grades—he argues that it’s a reaction to their “retreat into irrelevance”—and neglecting to prepare those students who are not headed for professorships of their own. Perhaps the history and literature department failed to prepare him adequately for his editorial position at the Atlantic, but his emphasis...
...veterinary practice of 39 years and moving to Vermont, Berger did his best to compartmentalize, working 70 hours a week and then taking a month or two off to pursue his other interests. It was always exciting and always hectic but also an arrangement that he backed into, a reaction to life's inevitable twists and turns. "When I went to vet school, it didn't quite occur to me that being a veterinarian was an indoor job." In fact, Berger assumed he'd be a zoo veterinarian, but he found that world, in his estimation, "to have the worst...
...reported that scientists have found that going for more than 20 hours without sleep significantly impairs a person's cognitive abilities and reaction times, producing a functional level as bad as if one had a blood-alcohol level of 0.08. Perhaps those scientists should talk to their colleagues who run medical-residency programs that require 24- to 36-hour shifts. Sleep deprivation might contribute to medical mistakes, leading to malpractice lawsuits and higher malpractice-insurance costs, which drive some doctors to stop practicing. Jong-on Hahm Potomac, Maryland...
...Flake, a North Korea analyst at the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs. The new UF6 evidence was apparently strong enough to help the two NSC aides, Michael Green and William Tobey, win an audience with Chinese President Hu Jintao two weeks ago. U.S. officials would not detail Hu's reaction to the briefing, but one told TIME, "It made an impression...
...have stated previously on this page, we support raising the Social Security age; this seems a sensible reaction to the demographic changes that have threatened Social Security in the first place, and one that could over a very long time keep the program in a fiscal equilibrium without drastically changing the situation of retired or non-retired individuals. But whether or not a new proposal suggests raising the retirement age, the Democrats simply must put forth a well-articulated, feasible plan to combat the temptation to passively accept Bush’s untenable privatization scheme...