Word: talking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Jorges Dominiquez is a well-respected political scientist, but a little dull as a speaker. Don't go to his lecture on communist regimes, but do stop and talk with him afterwards...
...Analysis and Moral Reasoning, Foreign Languages and Cultures, and Sciences--that would contain a number of precisely-defined courses designed to teach specific "modes of thought." This year, Rosovsky and other faculty members set about drawing up these courses--with the help of a few token students forbidden to talk to their peers about the shape of the Core. When the courses were unveiled this spring, many students wondered again what the fuss was all about. At first glance, the courses seemed as diffuse and specialized as Ged Ed. This fall, however, will tell if the guidelines for teaching "modes...
...hate-hate relationship. Among the reasons for the tension include Harvard's tax-exempt status, which deprives Cambridge of millions of dollars in taxes. Harvard does pay some in-lieu-of-tax money--paid to local government voluntarily instead of property taxes--but Cambridge officials' eyes glitter when they talk about that potential revenue...
...else have a real "good time" while you stand at the fringes, cringing or remaining aloof. Just remember to be aware of the distance to the exit from any room you find yourself in, and make sure you can get there on a moment's notice. Don't even talk to obvious assholes, they're not worth the effort. Refuse to reveal the essential details beyond name and rank, that is, don't tell anyone where you're from, what your SAT scores were, or what you think you'll major in. Stay in your room a lot. One warning...
Approach #3. The Standard Approach. Prerequisite: Desire to talk about your SAT's, major, law or medical school of choice. You must read all of the suggested books and go to as many University-sponsored events as possible. Always smile. Spend a lot of money, and get thoroughly lost at least twice, once on campus and once in Cambridge (which by some quirk of the Puritan Ethic lacks signs indicating the names of major streets, but has them for side streets, presumably working on the assumption that if you don't know the name of the street...