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...policies, however, several troubling occurrences within the world of education this year have roused far too little attention. In Utah, for instance, a senator faced with the understandably daunting task of closing Utah’s large budget gap proposed making 12th grade optional in order to save the state around $60 million. Although we understand the magnitude of the financial pressures confronting Utah and other states, making the final year of high school nonobligatory sends the wrong message. It further devalues schooling in an age when public opinion has come to doubt the value of education qua education. Despite...
...dinner party last month, a biomedical engineer asked me a rude question. He was not trying to be rude. He was drunk. Informed that I am an English professor, he responded, "Why?" He explained that his mission in life is to save lives. Mine is to say clever things about dead writers. Prodded by his wife’s grimace, he backtracked a bit and reassured me that Shakespeare is "obviously important." Praising Shakespeare is how the world apologizes for its lack of interest in literature. Those of us who have devoted our lives to literature are dogged by this...
During the four-game ECAC winning streak, Harvard allowed just five goals. Junior goaltender Kyle Richter had a 36-save performance in the 3-1 defeat of Quinnipiac, and classmate Ryan Carroll registered 47 saves in the 4-1 win over Union. Carroll and Richter finished the year with goals against averages of 2.87 and 3.30, respectively...
...first league game of the season, the Crimson was smothered by Brown early. Sophomore goalie Christian Coates allowed five goals in the first quarter while recording only one save en route to an early 6-1 Bears lead. Freshman goalie Harry Krieger stepped in for the last three frames and kept Harvard in the game, but another late rally left the team in a quick hole in the Ivy League standings after the 13-11 loss to Brown...
...when Lucky Mkosana pulled the Big Green even at 55:26. But this time, the Crimson responded when co-captain Brian Grimm kicked a deep ball that was recovered by Akpan, who beat two Dartmouth defenders for the game-winning goal. Nyamekye later sealed the deal with a defensive save...