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Harvard's morally bankrupt practice of awarding preferential treatment to athletes and children of alumni in its admissions process also demonstrates a gap between Harvard's words and Harvard's deeds. It shows a need for a new kind of oversight--one that holds Harvard to a more rigorous ethical...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Some Ethical Oversights | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

Figure skating is a sport which demands a rigorous, regimented practice schedule--not something that can easily be balanced with the demands of Harvard academics. In addition, the healthy mental attitude necessary to match the intensity of this sport would seem easily thwarted by the stress which most Harvard students...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: Twirling Between Harvard and Olympic Skating | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

By publicizing the advantages that parochial schools can offer, the church hopes to help a good system thrive once again. In the process, by increasing a sense of competition for students and an awareness of the value of a rigorous education, the campaign could even serve to spur the nation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Catholic Schools Do It Better? | 5/27/1991 | See Source »

Deciding who receives the Honors distinction should not be based on one requirement; it should be awarded to those who complete "a set of rigorous distribution requirements" which would ostensibly provide the same academic breadth and depth offered by a thesis. But that's just the problem.

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: Thesis Advising Takes Less Time | 5/22/1991 | See Source »

Finally, the staff ignores other concentrations besides English and Government. If the stricter requirements in these concentrations should be revoked, what about Social Studies or History and Literature, which not only require a thesis but also require a special application at the end of the first year? These concentrations offer...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: Thesis Advising Takes Less Time | 5/22/1991 | See Source »

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