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...side projects, Randall said she spent much of her career focusing almost exclusively on physics—and she is enjoying trying her hand at new things. Those around her seem certain that she will choose her activities very carefully, as only the most enticing projects can draw her away from her research...
...Harvard gathers once again to solemnize the rites of Commencement for yet another graduating class, another such round of soul-searching does not seem out of place. While the percentage of our classmates destined for corporate cubicles certainly may have dwindled in these depressed economic times, the concern that Faust articulated last year retains its currency. In fact, without the plentiful powerful and high-paying positions Harvard students had begun to presume as their birthright awaiting them upon graduation, these once merely academic and existential concerns have assumed a new urgency...
...This year, members of the education establishment questioned the wisdom of using interactive games to teach literacy. Although the introduction of digital mediums of reading may signal the death of the printed tome, we posited that literacy efforts are only effective if they connect with students. These games seem to do this and they should therefore be welcomed as a valuable tool for literacy education. We might have liked to see a similar generational medium enthuse math education in America as we lamented the dismal perception of the subject among America’s youth, and hoped that the field...
...than not, I’ve been frustrated with Harvard and, to be honest, there have been occasions when I’ve questioned my decision to come here. Harvard’s administrative structure is notoriously non-intuitive, and the doors to University Hall and the Holyoke Center seem to be revolving constantly as deans come and go. I’ve felt backed into corners by bureaucratic academic departments, apathetic professors, fierce competition for limited opportunities—and occasionally all three at the same time...
Where has the political opposition gone? Ever since its early division between Federalists and anti-Federalists, the United States has prided itself on possessing a two-party system. Lately, however, this model has begun to seem outdated—while the Democrats enjoy their new place in office, a serious challenge from the GOP is nowhere to be found. A piece in The Economist captured the current vacuum best, reporting that the Republican party is “about as popular as celibacy among 18-30-year-olds...