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...minority have the greatest need for being heard. Middle-of-the-road views (by Harvard’s—and not national—standards) foster complacency, and thus the groups making the biggest splashes are the ones whose members feel most threatened by their minority status. The underdogs have the most to fight for, so they do it most loudly...
...additional semester of international experience. While it may be sad to see your class graduate without you, there are still perks to super seniordom. Bahan and Krieger got first dibs in this year’s housing lottery, landing a capacious Pforzheimer suite because of their superior status. Their cozy common room is filled with plush furniture and boasts a charming view of the Quad courtyard. “When students see our room, I say ‘take time off and it can be yours!’” says Bahan. But not everyone understands...
...more active committee,” however, is a platitude unless the committee changes in two specific ways. First, it must meet more frequently. This will help to prevent the situation the CSC found itself in this September, when it could not certify the Core status of four new Humanities courses until the Committee’s first meeting in October, leaving it to Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles and Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 to fastrack them into the Core. Second, committee members must conduct unannounced audits of classes that have...
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...Status also drives us to shop. It's what motivates us to buy televisions larger than our neighbors', Compeau says. And as America grows more populated, we'll only feel more pressure to spend, says Elizabeth Goldsmith, a Florida State University professor of consumer economics. "A lot of it is watching what other people buy. The more crammed in we are, the more we watch each other...