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...feared, with some reason, that her true résumé might have torpedoed it from the beginning. And it's hard to believe that someone who "has done a great job" (in the words of M.I.T.'s chancellor, Phillip Clay) would have been terminated over ancient lies on any other subject...
...perfect for the casual reader, the main audience of this book. “War and Liberty†often seems like “War and Liberty for Dummies,†the abridged and simplified version of a much-lauded book Stone previously published on the same subject. Consequently, his writing style is much simpler than one would expect, and everything is broken down into laymen’s terms. While not summertime reading, “War and Liberty†is nonetheless relatively straightforward. As Stone reminds us, while we’ve come a long...
...Physics Gary J. Feldman said he worried that inclusion of freshman seminars in general education would be detrimental to both programs.“What makes it successful is that the only incentive that a student has for taking a freshman seminar is a desire to study a subject in which they have an interest,†Feldman said, adding that this would change if students could count the courses for credit.Fewer professors attended yesterday’s meeting than the previous three meetings devoted to general education legislation. And although the Faculty voted to extend the meeting...
Almost nothing intimidates Stephan Jenkins. A man whose career was jump-started by a radio-friendly song about crystal meth and fellatio, the Third Eye Blind lead singer is not known for shying away from any subject matter. But there is one thing which impresses the irascible musician: “Is it weird that you go to Harvard?†he asks, lounging in flip-flops, faded jeans and a gray sweater which elongate his thin frame. “Have you published yet? You better,†he says. “If you don?...
...important me, something I think about a lot, but it is in my art a lot.â€Her painted work eschews traditional perspective and techniques. As Salazar explains, “I think of myself primarily as a drawer, not a painter. In terms of the subject matter and what I’m thinking about, classical ideas of perspective are not really important, besides the point. I think about it more in terms of multiples, quantities, and patterns. Having rectilinear three-dimensional shapes wouldn’t help [and] has no place.â€Though...