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...only sit-down interview with The Crimson this semester, Faust said in February that “I certainly got an earful” from the Undergraduate Council on issues ranging “from recreational facilities to internship opportunities to social life.” But Faust, who has never overseen undergraduates as an administrator, voiced ambivalence about how to approach those issues...
...poisonous atmosphere in Washington seems to be spreading into Harvard, we graduates must make an effort to inject facts, logic, and civility into the social and political discussions we encounter in the real world. The problems these debates supposedly seek to address are too important for us to just sit by and let the pettiness continue...
Kohlberg says his office “sit[s] on the crossroads of two cultures...the business culture and the academic culture...
...those in support of the status quo rally two arguments to their cause. The first, an eminently practical argument, is that there is significant educational value to making a woman have a nice sit-down with her doctor, who can quiz her on her sex life and tell her what to do if she misses a pill. Supposedly, a good chat with the doc is likely to increase proper usage and knowledge of the potential risks...
...commuter trains rumble outside the window of Shinobu's crowded kitchen, we prepare tuna sushi cake, tofu, a carrot and radish soup and a vinaigrette salad. As we sit on the tatami mat, sipping plum wine and eating from each bowl in turn, the kimono-clad 60-year-old explains what makes a proper Japanese meal. "It's about the balance of nutrition," she says. "We need to have fish, vegetables, soup at every meal - and of course rice." Shinobu's meal is scrumptious, but when I compliment her, she demurs. "I'm just an ordinary housewife...