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...normal childhood was the right one, but the acting bug was never fully squashed. Mira eventually got a manager at the age of 16 and began auditioning for parts prior to her first year at Harvard. During these early years of her career, the opportunities were less than stellar. “In the middle of college,” says Mira, “I was offered a horror movie which was so salacious and disgusting that I turned it down. The director said, ‘I don’t understand, many girls would give their right...
...Everything from course changes to roommate changes, and from semesters abroad to semesters off, filter through the senior tutor’s office. The good tutors will meet with students to discuss each decision; the mediocre tutors will sign forms without bothering to ask questions. The difference between the stellar and the ineffective senior tutors hinges on their ability to establish relationships with their students. The reason some senior tutors are unable to do this might originate within the upper-most echelons of the College itself...
...study or roommate dilemmas or counseling needs, each year? And how can a student be expected to re-explain himself to a new advisor every fall term? If anything, effective advising and counseling—and even administrating—requires consistency. Not only must it be of stellar quality, by means of personal attention and genuine concern by the senior tutor, but it should also be reliable and consistent. High turnover rates and short terms belie that very pre-condition...
...better than any other. And, second, academics undergo publish-or-perish strains that others dont have to grapple with. Undergraduates need concerned and informed senior tutors who value student success above their own, and who prioritize advising and counseling above managing and administrating. And once the College finds such stellar senior tutors, they need to make every effort to hold onto them...
...Crimson was able to rely on stellar pitching earlier in the season, but the staff has been inconsistent recently. The Eagles roughed up freshman Rob Wheeler in his first collegiate start, senior Nick Carter lasted just 3.1 innings in the Beanpot match-up against Northeastern last Tuesday and a combined melt-down last Saturday resulted to a 19-11 loss against Penn after Harvard...