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...Yang isn't the only one made uncomfortable by his globetrotting. CNOOC's aggressive efforts to secure reliable supplies of oil and natural gas around the world reflect just how strong China's thirst for fossil fuels has become. Motorists bemoaning high prices at the pumps?oil rose to a record $55 a barrel on Oct. 15, up 65% this year?can with some justification point an accusatory finger toward the mainland. Its booming economy and burgeoning appetite for cars and other modern conveniences have caused energy demand to soar. China's oil imports doubled over the past five years...
...future attacks, federal leaders should be ashamed at how they have let politics stand in the way of effective policy. On Sept. 11 three years ago, this nation stood as one—not small states versus big states or Republicans versus Democrats. Funding for Homeland Security ought to reflect that...
Baizer’s score, however, did not fully reflect her contribution to the team. Due to torrential downpours on Friday, Harvard was unable to play a practice round, but Baizer utilized notes that she had taken in previous years to help her teammates place their shots and select their clubs...
...priority. Save for the concentrated spurt of penning an essay, we do not always have the time, nor do we learn to develop the patience, to dissect arguments, to grapple with difficult texts or theoretical problems we encounter. Sections face the absurd task of making 15 or more people reflect on 100 pages of dense writings in under an hour. No wonder they are often a farce, and, in a popular definition, more the simulation of a discussion than an actual one. Students express unrelated but intelligent-sounding thoughts, and are then released to worry about their next assignment...
...thoughts and discoveries with our roommates. Forcing ourselves to close-read, question, think, and above all, remember, is all we can do. We cannot change academic standards, but we can make the world of college our own. An incredibly fortunate combination of factors grants us four years to reflect, four years to define for ourselves what matters and how we will approach the world. Productivity should not be our overarching principle in this place. As the Review develops, and the faculty continues to debate what the curriculum should be like, the problem of reading should not be overlooked. It will...