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...Patricia M. Nolan ’80 explained that the review process has helped shed light on outdated aspects of the regulations. “When you clean it up you realize there is some messiness,” she said. But even with revisions that have come about thus far, Nolan said she thought the policies needed to be more supportive of students. “We have to understand that probably every one of us has made some mistake in our past,” she said. “How would we feel if this policy...
...hundred and thirty two years ago, a group of rebellious men in wigs and high heels signed a piece of parchment boldly declaring their freedom from the tyranny of King George III, thus giving birth to the United States of America. Today the descendants of those men (most of whom would probably chose George III over our current George W.) commemorate this event with backyard barbeques, beer and blowing things up. Revelry on “the glorious Fourth” can reach such epic proportions that the following day, July 5th, becomes entirely devoted to recovery, turning it into...
...thing one can really do in a rose garden, when a small grey-haired woman approached us. Seeing four guys wander aimlessly through the foliage probably stirred some pity in her heart. “The more beautiful they are, the less fragrant,” she poetically advised. Thus began a quest to find the ugliest rose in the garden and smell it. Though we quickly tired of the game (partially because a guide reminded us that we were smelling the roses’ reproductive parts), Tim did find an orange rose with quite the “tropical?...
...dollar. American politicians, meanwhile, assured the rest of the world that its currency was dependable by linking the U.S. dollar to gold; $1 equaled 35 oz. of bullion. Nations also agreed to buy and sell U.S. dollars to keep their currencies within 1% of the fixed rate. And thus the golden age of the U.S. dollar began...
While Harvard University Dining Services has hired 14 undergraduates to serve as Food Literacy Representatives with the goal of educating students about its sustainability initiatives, thus far students have been more interested in airing their dining grievances. After a survey in the HUDS 2008 Sustainability Report noted that students lack fundamental knowledge about environmental sustainability, the representative positions were created as part of the HUDS food literacy project to help create programs based on students’ environmental interests. But some student representatives say they have been fielding a lot of complaints unrelated to sustainability...