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...clubs from becoming recognized as student groups--a status which places them "outside of the control of Harvard College." Yet despite Harvard's lack of jurisdiction over the clubs, the letter proceeds, the College has been prompted by "a disturbing increase in the reports of inappropriate behavior occurring at various final clubs...to issue occasional reports identifying some of the more serious allegations brought to our attention...as a caution to students who may be considering joining or visiting a club." Epps goes on to detail a number of events "reported to us as having taken place" at final clubs...
...might say that we're under an 'air assault' from various industry groups," she said. "Some representing industry have argued that the implementation costs to business would be excessive, while others have accused us of 'moving goal posts' in the middle of the game...
...Chicago's North Side, from which he would timorously sally forth to collect street trash. After his pauper's death, hundreds of empty Pepto-Bismol bottles and nearly a thousand balls of string were found in his room. He had no friends and talked to himself incessantly in various voices. He did, however, have a secret life of disconcerting size and visionary intensity. Its traces were found after his death by his landlord, a photographer named Nathan Lerner, who preserved them. Some of them--63 watercolors--are on view through April 27 in a show curated by Stephen Prokopoff...
Your article on the brain, the windows of opportunity for development at various ages, and neural plasticity [SPECIAL REPORT, Feb. 3] should challenge parents and educators to question some popular assumptions about child rearing. Because the brain's greatest growth spurt continues until age 10, and "rich experiences really do produce rich brains," we should strive to give our children a wide variety of experiences rather than depend on artificial delivery systems. That is why learning in the real world is so powerful for young children, and computers, which merely deliver a "virtual" experience, may be appropriate for older students...
...take care not to juxtapose illuminating developmental neuroscience findings with myths about the superiority of nonemployed mothers. Responsive, stimulating environments for infants are provided by many day-care centers and are not provided by some stay-at-home parents. Various care arrangements can optimize brain maturation. No one size fits all families. CATHERINE CHAMBLISS, Chair Department of Psychology Ursinus College Collegeville, Pennsylvania...