Word: towards
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...members of different student groups pulled me toward them, in my mind, the question "Where are you from?" changed into "Who are you and who do you want...
While we oppose today's trends toward a discompassionate selfishness and irresponsible apathy, the staff incorrectly links this unfortunate phenomenon to conservative ideology. Conservatives, too, are borne of principle, though obviously this comes to light in different ways from those on the left...
...female segment of the undergraduate population if it agrees to be only a research institution. Radcliffe alumnae feel more connected to their alma mater than do Harvard women. Radcliffe has served women--has produced content alumnae--in a way Harvard has proved incapable. Based on Harvard's callous attitude toward women, there is no reason to believe the situation will improve...
Fervently liberal, Kaus gravitated toward Harvard faculty members with Marxist leanings. He says his favorite professor was Steve Marglin of the economics department. Kaus remembers thinking of Marglin as "a sensible Marxist...
Despite these successes, there was one important area in which students got a failing grade. To quote President Bok, "There is no indication that college has had much success in increasing kindness, sympathy, altruism, or friendliness toward others." In fact, students themselves did not report any noticeable improvement in "moral sensitivity or character" during their undergraduate years...