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Hence we have another suggestion: a fundamental change in the structure of honors programs and departments facing teaching crunches. Certain departments, among then Applied Math and Classics, do not require students to write theses in order to graduate with honors. These are by no means lightweight concentrations--they simply have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Matter of Honor | 5/22/1991 | See Source »

The staff is right about the thesis requirement for honors concentrations, but it is right for the wrong reasons. Theses should be optional for all concentrations, but only because there is no indication that theses are the end-all and be-all of an undergraduate education--not because nixing the...

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

"One problem is that too many people seem to be writing theses," said Christopher D. Cannon '87, English tutor for Winthrop House. The new restrictions will keep only those interested in rigorous scholarship writing theses, he said. "Otherwise they're a waste of everyone's time."

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, | Title: English Concentration Raises Honors Grade Requirements | 5/17/1991 | See Source »

For Martins, 44, the production is a triumph, establishing him as the premier figure in American classical dance. He was already a power to reckon with as head of what is often described as the world's finest classical company. Running a ballet troupe is a tricky business. In addition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dawn of the Martins Era | 5/13/1991 | See Source »

The technical question of who "invented" collage fades to unimportance when you look at what Ernst did with it. Some Surrealist collages look as dated as Victorian screens, but his tiny, rigorous visions never do. By making realities collide, he slips you into a parallel world whose features are both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ART: The Rebel Dreams of Oedipus Max | 4/22/1991 | See Source »

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