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...necessary to first correct a vital factual flaw in Mr. Karger's article. Mr. Karger writes that the Undergraduate Council has no business calling upon Harvard's non-discrimination policies as justification for why Memorial Church should allow same-sex blessing ceremonies because "then the church should not only allow same-sex blessing ceremonies but also stop discriminating against non-Christian religions and Jewish and Muslim services as well." In fact, Muslim and Jewish ceremonies have been performed in the church on numerous occasions for both holidays and weddings...
Cutting back on transfers--one of the community's vital sources of fresh energy and talent--cannot be seen as a consistent step for an administration which champions diversity at every turn. Transfer students bring with them distinct academic perspectives. More importantly, they come to Harvard having seen the advantages and disadvantages of undergraduate life at other schools and can use this informed perspective to change Harvard for the better...
...known as the neural tube. As cells in the neural tube proliferate at the astonishing rate of 250,000 a minute, the brain and spinal cord assemble themselves in a series of tightly choreographed steps. Nature is the dominant partner during this phase of development, but nurture plays a vital supportive role. Changes in the environment of the womb--whether caused by maternal malnutrition, drug abuse or a viral infection--can wreck the clockwork precision of the neural assembly line. Some forms of epilepsy, mental retardation, autism and schizophrenia appear to be the results of developmental processes gone awry...
When a baby is born, it can see and hear and smell and respond to touch, but only dimly. The brain stem, a primitive region that controls vital functions like heartbeat and breathing, has completed its wiring. Elsewhere the connections between neurons are wispy and weak. But over the first few months of life, the brain's higher centers explode with new synapses. And as dendrites and axons swell with buds and branches like trees in spring, metabolism soars. By the age of two, a child's brain contains twice as many synapses and consumes twice as much energy...
...station in life. Children's books are available for free at public libraries in every community and can be found at reasonable prices in many bookstores. Doctors, librarians, teachers, book publishers, business leaders and the news media can help make books available to families and educate parents about the vital role that reading plays in our children's lives...