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...business.” Is it a good thing that Harvard is mixing business with pleasure, leisure, and lecture? And can this new corporate model of a university actually teach us to be “citizens of the world?” The tension between the University’s aim of producing global citizens and the prevalent trends of commercialization and professionalism has been a defining aspect of my education here. Readers of my column (or anybody who can stand to listen to my rants during recruiting season, for that matter) will know of my wariness about investment...
...while the University’s governance structure is unlikely to change, the crises of the past year-and-a-half appear to have revealed potential points of tension between the Corporation and the Overseers...
...surprising given the personnel changes that Harvard had to deal with the entire year. Both varsity boats saw significant changes to their lineups, as rowers swapped seats and even boats as Butt tried to find the combination that would give the Crimson the best chance to succeed.But despite the tension, the rowers trusted their coach, knowing his reputation for bringing things together when the stakes are highest.“Charley [Butt] was proven by the results at the end,” captain Dan Reid said. “It was tough to do all season, being moved around...
...continued to grow after his graduation.“I recall that there was a growingly active gay rights movement and I think this period coincides with much more discussion and action in society,” Rosovsky says.Schatz characterizes his tenure as GSA president as a period of tension, calling the late 1970s “the ancient days of horse and buggy and homophobia.”“No social group was ever granted its rights by kind-hearted people,” he says, adding that the GSA’s actions were viewed...
...during meals (as opposed to 37% of all households), and nearly one-third say there isn't much conversation. Such kids are also more than twice as likely as those who have frequent family meals to say there is a great deal of tension among family members, and they are much less likely to think their parents are proud of them...