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...crowded shuttle bounded closer to the Quad I reverted to my natural Texan drawl, filled with lots of “mama’s” and “ain’ts” and some elongated vowels that could make my English tutor faint...
When it was announced, the new sophomore advising system appeared to be plagued by potential pitfalls. Our biggest worry was that resident tutors, who would be assigned to sophomores who have not yet declared their concentration choice, would not be good primary advisers if their expertise did not match the interests of their advisers. Yet the new system appears to be a qualified success. In particular, it provides readily available advising resources—resident tutors and knowledgeable upper-classmen—in a wide variety of fields to initiative-taking students. That’s not to say that...
...Orwellian world only a stretch of the imagination? The former tutor of North Korea’s ruling family thinks not. “North Korea is not an ordinary dictatorship—it is a religious cult,” Hyun Sik Kim told 200 audience members yesterday in a speech entitled “North Korea Inside Out—How North Koreans Think, What They Want, Why They Submit to Kim Jung Il.” When asked what religion they practice, Kim said North Koreans say they study the teachings of Kim Il Sung, the country?...
Midway through its first term, the revamped advising system for sophomores is getting high marks from House masters, tutors, and some students. Now that undergraduates don’t have to settle on a concentration until their third semester, the program targets sophomores just getting acquainted with the rhythms of upperclass life. Resident tutors are now expected to help sophomores pick an academic field to make the focus of their years at Harvard. “I’ve seen a lot of programs and initiatives and things come and go during my time at Harvard, and this...
Midway through its first term, the revamped advising system for sophomores is getting high marks from House masters, tutors, and some students. Now that undergraduates don’t have to settle on a concentration until their third semester, the program targets sophomores just getting acquainted with the rhythms of upperclass life. Resident tutors are now expected to help sophomores pick an academic field to make the focus of their years at Harvard. “I’ve seen a lot of programs and initiatives and things come and go during my time at Harvard, and this...