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...spend an afternoon reading ‘Accounting for Dummies’ and learn the accounting if you’ve first taken Ec 10 and 1010 from us,” says Miron. “And so it’s a much better use of your time from every perspective, from both the pre-professional’s perspective and an intellectual’s perspective, to study the courses that we do offer, not the strictly business-oriented courses.” Student entrepreneurs know that they can benefit from a liberal arts education rather than...
...running businesses out of their dorm rooms. However, the current FAS Handbook for Students vaguely states that students are allowed to partake in “modest levels of business activities on campus,” provided that they do not violate other College rules regarding residential life or use of Harvard’s name and resources...
...sometimes Clarkson’s own voice is the culprit, such as on “Don’t Let Me Stop You,” in which she strains herself trying to match her words to the music, resulting in strange inflections and awkward embellishments. The occasional use of Auto-Tune and other vocal effects on tracks like “If I Can’t Have You” only adds to this impersonal feel. Successful enough to afford the best production and good enough to show off her bare voice she has no reason...
...more thing. It should be the thing.” Turk also told the audience that the district already has two programs, Responsive Classroom and Developmental Design, which provide teachers with a curriculum to help students learn how to behave respectfully. According to school committee member Alfred B. Fantini, use of these programs is up to the jurisdiction of individual principals, but the hope is that all schools will implement some kind of effort to address the issue. Marc C. McGovern, who chairs the subcommittee, said that there would be many more discussions on the issue, but that...
...PediaPress, said that “many people who received books came back and ordered more.” He added that PediaPress’ goal is to create an alternative to the textbook. A 100-page book will cost approximately $8, yet in an age of increased Internet use, many wonder whether this concept will be successful, since Wikipedia can be accessed online free of charge. “I wouldn’t spend on a book when I can go to Wikipedia online and then can go to Widener and look up whatever source was cited there...