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This phenomenon, in the end, is what should trouble those of who believe Harvard must remain an unapologetically American institution. The new general education requirement is welcome, but unless it can help reverse the steady trend toward post-nationalism on campus, it may well prove fruitless. In that case, students lacking an affinity for America should not be surprised if they find, upon leaving Harvard, that America lacks an affinity for them...
...seen a perfectly happy individual have a nervous breakdown caused by getting a B+ in a core. We reside in a group of mentally mercurial, sensitive fools. Which is why I feel I feel that Harvard is especially well suited for adopting the wide-leg pants trend with ease: because if we can’t embrace the extremes of pant width, then who can? THREE TIPS FOR LEG-WIDENING 1) Pair these pants with something tighter on top so that you don’t look like you were in the wild with only a burlap sack for clothing...
...TiVo-enabled ability to skip over ads they don't want to see, and their Internet-empowered freedom to find out all the stuff left out of a cheery 30-sec. TV spot. That's driving marketers to all sorts of new places, including your circle of friends--a trend that has produced some surprising intelligence on how word-of-mouth communication really works...
...fails to realize that sexism and discrimination still affect women profoundly today. The current lack of women in top leadership positions at most major U.S. businesses shows that women are obviously at a disadvantage (due largely to social norms and attitudes) in rising to these positions. Because of this trend, it makes sense to have a group that provides support and learning opportunities for. Why don’t we need a club for men in business? It already exists. It’s called Wall Street. I further doubt that the mere existence of women’s groups...
...recent years, cross-disciplinary research has become cutting edge among the world’s leading scholarly institutions. Harvard’s leadership is well aware of the growing trend, and last week took a significant step to foster such coordination between its faculties: The Harvard Corporation has announced that it is creating Harvard’s first University-wide department, the Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology. The University-wide department promises to bring together faculty from Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), encouraging collaboration and streamlining Harvard’s resources...