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...frustrations about their time at Oxford University as Rhodes Scholars has stirred up controversy on both sides of the Atlantic. In an opinion piece titled “Oxford Blues” that was published in The Crimson on Feb. 25, Melissa L. Dell ’05 and Swati Mylavarapu ’05 cautioned current Harvard juniors to “think twice before attending the Rhodes scholarship information session.” In the article, the pair expressed disenchantment with Oxford’s “outdated academic system...
...take exception to the op-ed “Oxford Blues” (Feb. 26) by Melissa Dell and Swati Mylavarapu. It reflects certain misunderstandings harbored by a small percentage of American post-graduates at Oxford (or Cambridge, or frankly at any other European University). It is regrettable if it misleads or discourages the vast majority of Americans whose experiences in Oxford are superb, and who have expectations equally high but more realistic...
Like Melissa L. Dell and Swati Mylavarapu (“Oxford Blues,” oped, Feb 25), I’m a Rhodes Scholar currently studying at Oxford. I remember as a Yale junior being so enchanted by the prospect of winning a Rhodes that it was tempting not to consider whether Oxford was right for me. Nevertheless, I put in the hours of thought and research needed to make the best decision I could about how I should spend the next two years. In making my decision to apply, I considered advice from Rhodes alums, Oxford instructors, Yale...
Melissa L. Dell ’05 and Swati Mylavarapu ’05 are both Rhodes scholars at Oxford University...
...women and children had been reported missing from the slum over the past two years, with little response from the authorities. "The most important aspect of these murders is not why the victims were killed or by whom, but the failure of the police to protect the powerless," says Swati Mehta, a consultant for the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, an NGO in New Delhi. "This case is indicative of how the police function in India, and how the system needs to be changed...