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...that stage he didn't know how to do it evenly: he used stencils that smudged, so the big areas of neck and cheek came out with a random sort of acne. They now look touchingly handmade, which is not to their disadvantage, and their sense of formal rigor has lasted well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Image Duplicator | 11/8/1993 | See Source »

...just recapitulate some of them. I stressed to your reporter the usefulness and rigor of the program. I have taught in other introductory writing programs and Harvard's is one of the few that actually helps students improve their writing. The program works...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Unbalanced Expos Series Shows Arrogance | 11/6/1993 | See Source »

...quality of presidential character is knowing what you don't know. Ronald Reagan relied on James Baker, and George Bush turned to John Sununu, because both Presidents knew they lacked the rigor required to run the Executive Branch alone. Clinton refuses to admit that he cannot do it all himself. "They need someone who can maintain iron discipline, who will look at the schedule and take a red pen to anything that isn't about the economy," said a senior Democrat. But Clinton needs someone who can also discipline Clinton. Says a close friend of 25 years: "They...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Sinking Feeling | 6/7/1993 | See Source »

Even if such a session doesn't make a mockery of academic rigor, advance question exams reward sloth and punish initiative. If you've loyally gone to class, you can expect a crescendo of phone calls from distant acquaintances starting in reading period and culminating two days before the exam. After a day or two the pattern becomes recognizable...

Author: By Benjamin J. Heller, | Title: The True Test | 5/24/1993 | See Source »

...accomodate these differences, proponents of diversity relax Harvard's rigorous academic standards. Academic rigor is no longer considered the heart of a Harvard education but instead relegated somewhere closer to the periphery. Dean of Admissions William Fitzsimmons '67 said in the article that differences in academic rank were not important because "there are many other ways to make an important contribution to the class." And as Gary Orfield, a professor at the Graduate School of Education, said, "The key thing is that Harvard is admitting students who can make it through. Whether they all make it through equally is less...

Author: By Daniel Choi, | Title: Making Affirmative Action Work | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

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