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Grade inflation is one of the most pressing problems Harvard faces today: It is a sad state of affairs when professors are unable to reward stellar students with grades that reflect their exemplary work. Today, even the most dedicated students no longer feel obliged to submit their best work, because they are guaranteed at least a B+. In addition, as some have so eloquently pointed out, employers will be unable to make distinctions between students, and Harvard’s reputation could be tarnished in the larger community...
...breakdown of the mooted cease-fire may reflect divisions on either side of the battle lines around the besieged city where some 12,000 Taliban fighters, including about 3,000 Arab, Pakistani, Chechen and Chinese volunteers mostly linked with Al Qaeda, are surrounded by thousands of Alliance troops. There are plainly sharp divisions between the foreigners and the Afghan Taliban, whose commanders have been negotiating with Northern Alliance commanders behind the backs of the foreigners and in defiance of Taliban leader Mullah Omar's orders to fight. Reports from refugees fleeing the city say hard-line foreigners had even executed...
Maps are more than lines on paper. Like letters or diaries, they tell human stories. They reflect the views of their makers, or their intended users, about what is important, and they reveal just as much by what they exclude as what they include...
Ashraf recalls a talk last April with John A. Hulsey 03-04, then a Mather sophomore, where they both expressed concern that the House community did not provide space to pray, reflect, meditate or generally relax. Ashraf also heard from students who pointed out the lack of options for people who are unsure about their ties to organized religions and would feel uncomfortable praying at Memorial Church. Her idea for a multi-faith meditation room came from Ashrafs own affiliation to the Bahai faith which supports Bahai centers with prayer rooms where people of all faiths are welcome to pray...
...Harvard past haunts today’s protesters. PSLM activists are intent on distinguishing themselves from their parents’ generation. Appel characterises the nature of the 1960s action as “spontaneous, rather emotional and very chaotic. They didn’t seem to be able to reflect on their organization at all and the constant infighting meant the protesters couldn’t form clearly defined goals for their action.” In contrast, Elfenbein summarizes the core premise of the PSLM’s campaign as “focus on the issues. We didn?...