Word: standings
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...maybe Sun Tzu too. But considering Harvard students' tendency to take eight classes with overlapping subject matter in order to pad their GPAs, it's surprising that this East Asian studies class had students packed and overflowing into the hallway (and about half the students there had to stand). But wait for it, wait for it: its official title is Moral Reasoning 78, and only two other Moral Reasoning classes are being offered this fall. While this may force students to branch out, the options depend entirely on the specialties of the few professors who are still interested in teaching...
...eclectic collection of quotations, a list of acknowledgements (including everyone from Jelly Roll Morton to Gilgamesh), and something called “Morelliana”—dense metaphysical excerpts from the Serpent Club’s favorite philosopher, Morelli, whose authorial pronouncements often make him a stand-in for Cortázar himself...
...Gentil ransacked shops, set fire to the French consulate and attacked the compound of French oil giant Total. Their grievances were clear: after having helped Omar Bongo squash his political opponents and allegedly siphon off a vast fortune from resource-rich Gabon's coffers, protesters say, French officials now stand idle as Ali Ben Bongo uses that money and inherited influence to steal a presidential election of his own. (See pictures of Africa...
...uncomfortable to stand really close to a stranger? Sure, there are the potentially icky things. Sometimes an elevator car is so crowded that you can smell a fellow rider's shampoo or chewing gum (or worse). But even when a stranger is perfectly groomed, it's usually a bit revolting to be pressed against him in public...
...Higginson’s grand gesture to Harvard was his 1899 gift of $150,000 for the creation of the Harvard Union, to be built on the site where the Barker Center stands today. The Union was constructed in 1902, and Higginson’s promise of “a house open to all Harvard men without restriction and in which they all stand equal” was for a time fulfilled. The New York Times concluded in 1913 that “the consensus of opinion seems to be that the Union is doing a great and much...