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...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 very well might mean something to the 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 it. The generality writer banks on the knowledge possessed...
...binding vote on the same matter even as some of them blasted the proposal for infringing on “professorial autonomy.” The Faculty yesterday also approved next year’s student handbook, which contains the controversial requirement that student leaders could be subject for review by the Administrative Board because of alcohol abuse at their parties. Undergraduate Council President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 insisted that the new alcohol policy was developed by a “secretive process” excluding undergraduates and resulting in unclear rules. Gross promised to create...
...life sciences facilitators do not grade homework and are not subject to CUE evaluations—and they earn slightly less than their counterparts in the math and statistics departments, according to math preceptor Bret J. Benesh...
...workers, and other members of the Harvard community. A good employer's policies and actual practices contribute to the positive community interactions of students, faculty, staff, and other on-campus workers that are a vital part of Harvard's educational and research missions. No employees at Harvard should be subject to intimidation, retaliation, or abuse by supervisors or others in authority positions relative to the workers...
...Howard, commander of forward operating base Naray, in Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan. Captain Todd Polk, stumbling from his tent in the bitter mountain cold, knew it was going to be bad news. "I thought it was going to be a major problem," he says. "Maybe another 9/11." While the subject of the meeting was nothing like the 2001 terrorist attacks, for the soldiers of the 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary unit of the 10th Mountain Division, it may have similar consequences. Two days before the brigade was due to leave Afghanistan after its year-long stint - some units, in fact, were...