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...students in the popular course Science A-41, “The Einstein Revolution” worked through their last round of problem sets and paper drafts of the semester, another Einstein expert was on campus to weigh in on the innovative mind of the renowned physicist. Walter S. Isaacson ’74, former chairman and CEO of CNN and managing editor for Time Magazine, spoke about Albert Einstein, the subject of his most recent book, “Einstein: His Life and Universe,” at the Institute of Politics’ John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum...
...Bears this weekend in Providence, R.I. The matchup could very well decide the fate of the Rolfe Division. Both teams enter their first game Saturday with a 7-3 Ivy League record, tied for the divison-lead. With few conference games remaining, the outcome of this series will weigh heavily on the Ivy League playoff race. “Quite frankly this is our season right here,” Byrne said. “The magnitude of this weekend is enormous.” Brown has the edge over Harvard offensively, leading the Ivies with a .298 team batting...
...advising is enormous. There is no comp process that allows for slow learning through mistakes and success. The seemingly unimportant choices these freshmen make could eventually be as far reaching as determining a career on Capitol Hill or one distributing political flyers on Beacon Hill—choices that weigh heavily on the advice and support of their advisers.BIG BROTHER, BIG SISTERAccording to the creators of the Peer Advising program, it was hardly the intention to endow these fellows with so much responsibility.“A Fellow is intended to be a big brother or big sister, somebody...
...unlike other chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard uses more than just GPA to select new members from the nominees. Each candidate must get two faculty recommendations, which weigh heavily in the committee’s decision. Coakley said that the committee also looks at course load difficulty and achievement in academic areas outside their concentration...
...power and sex. (As Ignatius is fond of repeating, “Her appetite for sex was remarkable.”) She exists only to provide the steamy moments needed for the Hollywood adaptation the publishers are banking on. Even without such distracting cardboard characters, the book would be weighed down by Ignatius’ inane language and the dialogue. His wordy and cringe-worthy sentences are burdened by odd uses of colloquialisms, and his dialogue seems to be little more than filler. Still, even with a disappointing plot, terrible characters, and poor language, Ignatius’ book could have...