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First, Caldwell suggests that Harvard is attempting to shape its students into a “tribe of perky people gushing” and states “the college is running on antidepressants.” The facts do not back up her suggestion. The number of students who are prescribed antidepressants is very small—approximately 7 percent. Moreover, antidepressant medications have no “street value” since they do not induce what Caldwell describes as a happy feeling. There also can be bothersome side effects. Indeed, only people who are experiencing a significant...
...permanent dean in September, for example, would likely limit the pool of candidates for University president, due to the necessity of having a president and dean who are operating under some shared goals and priorities. Appointing an interim dean would give the new president a greater ability to shape his or her administration and ensure an effective relationship between the new president and the new FAS dean.There is a historical precedent for the selection of an interim dean. Recent Harvard presidents have had the chance to appoint their own deans of the Faculty within the first two years of their...
...hats and vestments, the elevation Friday of 15 new Cardinals reveals a lot about the (still) new man in white. Pope Benedict XVI?s first consistory comes less than a month before the one-year anniversary of his election, and the picture of the Pontiff is still taking shape. But his first additions to the top rung of the Church hierarchy - which include two prominent Americans, a Chinese prelate and Pope John Paul II?s personal secretary - give further clarity to both the form and substance of Benedict?s nascent reign...
...seen us grow from sophomores to seniors. The underclassmen who have stuck around for Commencement will stand on the sidelines, bearing witness as the most recent generation leaves with fond memories of the House and the new generation–your class–takes on the responsibility to shape and be shaped by the House. Welcome.Hana R. Alberts ’06 is a history and science concentrator in Mather House. During her last two months at school, you can find her meal-whoring in the newly-renovated dining hall or cursing at the foosball table...
...story of Opal’s early action rejection took shape, Viswanathan herself had substantially better luck: she was accepted early, and a year later, Time Warner publishing house Little, Brown, and Co. picked up her pitch based on a few sample chapters and a synopsis for the rest of the book. After that, they sent it through a branding/packaging company called 17th Street Productions, who helped shape the work in progress into something that would be more easily marketable to young adults...