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...huge missed opportunity in a periodic review of the Core to fully abandon the tired program in favor of distribution requirements. There has been no real progress on ethnic studies, and little to nothing has changed in such vital areas as section size, teaching fellow quality and academic advising. Verdict: Even to worse...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: A Report Card for the College: Good News, for a Change | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

...dining hall at night and generally caring that people are happy. Lowell Masters Diana L. Eck and Dorothy Austin have won similar praise. The new generation of masters also seems more amenable to trying universal keycard access, a simple but very significant change that students have long clamored for. Verdict: Better...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: A Report Card for the College: Good News, for a Change | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

...Union, with its foul-smelling washroom and eclectic seating; chick-wiches were not available from the grill; there was no Board Plus or Fly-By lunch option; frozen yogurt was in nary a house, and believe it or not, the food was less healthy and less edible. Verdict: Better...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: A Report Card for the College: Good News, for a Change | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

...expand. Still, the growth of extracurricular organizations and the post-randomization era of house life has meant a wider array of weekend offerings. The decision by many final clubs to shut their doors to non-members also bodes well for the further democratization of Harvard's social scene. Verdict: Better to even...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: A Report Card for the College: Good News, for a Change | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

...verdict could have implications for more than just TV talk shows. Even mainstream journalists are in the business of presenting people to the world in a light they might not choose for themselves. Newspapers dig up corruption among politicians. Magazines report on celebrities' arrests and substance-abuse problems. If the media can be held responsible for humiliating someone and driving him or her to criminal actions, this verdict could open the floodgates to a lot of lawsuits against more traditional media...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Next on Jenny: Appeal | 5/17/1999 | See Source »

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