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...sad footnote to this story is that, if students are less than involved in their sections, they are decidedly apathetic about the ongoing Harvard College Curricular Review. Hopefully the College administration will take the steps necessary to resuscitate the discussion section, so that our new curriculum isn’t lost on students—and their pristine, 400-page coursepacks...
...Belo Corporation in 1997. Those who knew him spoke in interviews of both his kind character and his commitment to the company. Howard G. Sutton, the current chairman of the Journal, said in a statement after Hamblett’s passing, “This is a very sad day for The Providence Journal family. We have lost a compassionate and visionary leader who had a lasting positive impact on thousands of Journal employees and their families.” Stark, who worked with Hamblett at the Journal, echoed those sentiments. “Stephen was entirely dedicated...
...true Senate maverick died Thursday, when 90-year-old William Proxmire, who represented Wisconsin from 1957 to 1988, finally succumbed to the ravages of Alzheimer's. It was particularly sad news for me, having worked as a legislative assistant to the senator during his last four years in office. In this age of blow-dried lawmakers whose tenure depends on their ability to raise millions of dollars in campaign funds, "Prox" was an oddity-one unlikely ever to be replicated, even by such latter-day mavericks as Senator John McCain...
...loved my years here, but it makes me sad to think that someone more talented than me, but less stubborn and less connected, could have dropped away from The Crimson. And as earnest as this may be: here’s to making the building more inclusive. Because it’s a building and an organization that I deeply love...
...summer in Sydney. That means the tasty aroma of barbeque, teeming beaches, long school vacations and the retail frenzy of Christmas. December lolls into January as people slow down, hang out and chill. This year, however, the sweltering city is on edge, bewildered and a little sad. This year, it's not bushfires threatening the harmony of the city?s 4 million residents, but instead ugly scenes of street violence in what many mistakenly label a contagion of racial hatred...