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...This particular boarding school supported a number of arcane traditions, one of which was a mandatory drown-proofing seminar. My gym class and I entered a cold pool at six in the morning, fully clothed and wearing shoes, to float for 30 minutes. At first, the experience was kind of soothing. Then, the football coach sprayed us with a high-powered hose to mimic “conditions...

Author: By Annie M. Lowrey | Title: Reforming the ‘Organization Kid’ | 6/5/2007 | See Source »

This year, Shleifer has emerged on campus as a much-sought-after undergraduate instructor: he teamed up with Professor of Economics David I. Laibson ’88 to teach a course on psychology and economics, and also taught a small seminar on political economics as part of the economics department’s first ever junior tutorial program...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Andrei Shleifer and J. Bradford DeLong | 6/4/2007 | See Source »

...emergence of campus groups like Femsex and True Love Revolution indicates that students with disparate and seemingly incompatible political and personal convictions are concerned about sexual awareness and empowerment. The Female Orgasm Seminar shares this concern and strives to add another inclusive, public, accessible, and accurate voice to campus dialogue...

Author: By Lea H. Broh and Jenna M. Mellor | Title: Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby | 5/4/2007 | See Source »

...Broh ’08 is a Latin American studies concentrator and Jenna M. Mellor ’08 is a social studies concentrator; both live in the Dudley Co-op. They are two of the founders and organizers of the Female Orgasm Seminar. Mellor is also a co-chair of the Radcliffe Union of Students...

Author: By Lea H. Broh and Jenna M. Mellor | Title: Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby | 5/4/2007 | See Source »

Siemens One notwithstanding, managing the growing multicultural community is sometimes a diplomatic challenge. Last year, for example, a row broke out between American and Iranian engineers during a training seminar at a Berlin turbine plant. The Americans, a plant official explains, refused to work with the Iranians. To resolve the issue, the seminar leader removed the name Iran from a map of Siemens locations, replacing it with "Sandy County." "The Americans were adamant," says the official. "Even though we're all in one company, we can't escape global politics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Siemens Goes Mega | 5/3/2007 | See Source »

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