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...pages or a regular viewer of public- television chat shows. Yet once again Kennedy may resonate perfectly with the national psyche; his concern for the environment, education and the economy mirrors the visionary world view of the incoming Clinton Administration. Not a cheerleader by nature, Kennedy makes scant secret of his skepticism: "In the unlikely event that government and societies do decide to transform themselves, we ought to recognize that our endeavors might have only a marginal effect on the profound driving forces of today's world." If Kennedy truly feels that fatalistic, one fears that his next best-selling...
...during most of the year, Lamont's first floor--not the entrance floor, but the floor two floors below the entrance floor--is like a ghost town. Students scarcely touch the tables and chairs, opting for Lamont's cozier upper floors for their scant studying needs...
...Latino and Asian American voices have not been marginalized, then it is doubtful that their presences would be so scant in literary canons, in reading lists, or in course offerings. Within Choi's conception of the un-marginalized position of Latino and Asian Americans, only one explanation can account for the lack of those voices: that those groups are not capable of producing academic work of a quality high enough to be studies at institutions like Harvard. Would anyone dare support a statement so narrowly prejudiced...
Mike Doonesbury said it best: "Ever feel like you were perfectly educated for the Bronze Age?" More than one Harvard senior has looked into the future recently and understood. It does sometimes seem like Harvard gives scant preparation for the Real World. Expos, the Core, the QRR--these have little relevance to your average senior in search of some direction...
...just part of the story: only about 10% of those infected ever come to a doctor's attention. The rest have either no noticeable symptoms or mild cases that they mistake for a cold or flu. Though . valley fever, which has been known for a hundred years, has received scant attention outside the Southwest, the current epidemic is changing that. Last week the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta issued a warning to physicians nationwide to be on the alert for the disease in patients who may have become infected while traveling...