Word: students
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...skim right past them, we start wondering what kind of C to give from the first V.G. we encounter; and as they pile up, we decide C- (Harvard being Harvard, one does not give D's. Consider C- a failure). Why? Not because they are a sign the student does not know the material, or hasn't thought creatively, or any of that folly. They simply make tedious reading. "Locke is a transitional figure." "The whole thing boils down to human rights." Now I ask you, I have 92 bluebooks to read this week, and all I ask, really...
...seems pretty obvious that in any discussion of the various methods whereby the crafty student attempts to show the grader that he knows a lot more than he actually does, the vague generality is the key device. A generality is a vague statement that means nothing by itself, but when placed in an essay on a specific subject might very well mean something to a grader. The true master of a generality is the man who can write a 10-page essay, which means nothing at all to him, and have it mean a great deal to anyone who reads...
When the Harvard-Radcliffe Undergraduate Council decided last month to allow the Reserve Officers Training Corps back on campus for the first time since its tumultuous ouster in 1969, the university's Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Student Association protested, arguing that the military discriminates against homosexuals. A week later, the council reversed itself...
Project ADD is a two year-old, student-run group committed to education and outreach. According to organizers, the project visits freshpeople proctorial groups in an attempt to generate discussion about alcohol and drug-related problems...
This renewed commitment to basketball has not brought Harvard its first Ivy League championship, but it has allowed Roby the tools to consistently attract prized student-athletes. James and Dana and Ian Smith matriculated at Harvard last year, Mitchell this year and five top recruits-- including First Team All-Massachusetts Matt McClain--will enroll in Harvard next fall...