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...those of you who are unfamiliar with the history of Fair Harvard, Gilman’s 172 year old hymn began with the phrase “Fair Harvard! Thy sons to thy jubilee throng!” Obviously, there is a gender-insensitive term there which prompted Kendric Packer ’48, to propose a contest to Harvard alums to provide a fitting alternative. Simply replacing “sons” with “children” had a belittling connotation and afforded one two many syllables to keep pace with the old Irish tune...
...Harvard’s campus, it is impossible to escape the exoticism the region was subject to by the College’s press. By labeling Japan and Korea “potential trouble areas,” The Crimson pigeonholed these Asian countries into the realm of the unfamiliar and dangerous, volatile entities exiled by their vulnerability to the pull of communism. This tag validates these nations as objects of interest and simultaneously denies them their rich cultural history in favor of shoving them under the heading of potential “bad guys...
...Upon her appointment, she said she was unfamiliar with several of the major student concerns, including the nature of the Administrative Board and the College’s alcohol policy. This spring, she cancelled her freshman seminar—part of a program touted for its ability to connect senior faculty with students. (She cited, “personal reasons,” when asked about the course’s cancellation...
...Students unfamiliar with literary theory can still engage with texts written in a language they understand, but those rusty on their calculus are perplexed by basic notation like delta, theta, and epsilon. As a result, many literature and history Core courses are deemed substantive enough to qualify for departmental credit. But no QR Core makes the cut for the math or statistics departments...
...Hoopes Prize is hardly an ideal measurement of a successful thesis. Students in concentrations like MCB, many of whom work on thesis research in labs at the Medical School, are at a disadvantage, since their advisers may be unfamiliar with the prize. Science concentrations also tend to have later due dates, meaning that a thesis could remain unfinished when nominations are asked for. Often graders read outside their home discipline, making professors feel unqualified judges of the scholarship...