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...that traditionally takes on a less formal tone than tomorrow’s Commencement exercises. After several consecutive years of Class Day speakers with comedic backgrounds, such as Conan O’Brien ’85 and Al Franken ’73, Bernanke will be the second straight Washington insider, following former President Clinton. Last year, Clinton exhorted graduating seniors to engage in public service, but whatever wisdom Bernanke plans to bestow remains unknown. “We didn’t tell him he needed to go a certain direction with the speech...
...feel compelled to use the language of gender neutrality, the same sentiment prevails. We want from our leaders not an aristocrat’s aloofness but the broad appeal of a character whittled smooth by hard work and strong values, one given not to bombast but to good country straight talk—be that over potatoes and Yuengling in Altoona, Pennsylvania, or fried steak and Lost Duck in Altoona, Iowa. With some unabashed image engineering, it turns out, nothing else really matters...
...Even prestigious publications often fall into this trap. In recent days, an article in the New York Times declared Iraq “a place where even the most basic reasoning refuses to go in a straight line.” This was in response to Iran’s seemingly confusing approval of attempts to crack down on Shi‘a militias. In fact, Iran’s behavior was perfectly rational, even predictable, given a more careful understanding of the situation. Her close alliance with the Shi‘a group which leads the government provides ample...
...disparities in satisfaction revolve around advising and access to tutorials, said Jay M. Harris, who chairs the committee tasked with creating the new general education curriculum. “In many ways this is a straight numbers problem,” he said...
...Unfortunately, Harvard would see its dream-like turnaround come to a screeching halt in the finals of the ECAC tournament as the Crimson’s hopes of an NCAA automatic bid slipped away with a crushing 4-1 loss to Princeton in the championship game. For the second straight year, Harvard was forced to sit out of the NCAA tournament. “In my three years at Harvard, I think playing a lot of games has a lot to do with our late season turnaround,” Fraser said. “Unfortunately, we just couldn?...