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There were some at the CNP breakout who shared the spirit but questioned the wisdom of making the third-party threat. Recalled a participant who likened the splinter group to a kamikaze mission: "I was just sitting there thinking how every third-party effort has accomplished the exact opposite of what was intended. Perot helped give America the Clintons, and Nader delivered the White House to Bush." Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, a Southern Baptist minister often cited as the ideal bridge-building vice-presidential pick, was in no hurry to see his brethren break away. "The fact that...
...beginning with some variant of “I can’t believe I’m posting on here.” For beyond any stigma on the activity a poster is seeking to engage in, there is a stigma surrounding Craigslist. The only people there, common wisdom insists, are weirdoes, losers, those whose life plans have not panned out. Otherwise they would be out there in the “scene” that dozens of them claim to be tired of, meeting people on their own and charming them with their wit (44 posts), intelligence...
...that they get credit for every Core that they took,” Harris said.At its second meeting yesterday, the committee used anonymous course transcripts to examine the effects of an abrupt curricular switch. After the exercise, “there were several people who began to doubt the wisdom and feasibility of a hard transition,” according to Assistant Dean of the College Stephanie H. Kenen.In a “soft” transition, Gen Ed and the Core would co-exist for an adjustment period, and students could decide whether to stay under the Core...
...rain. It was perhaps the first modern "mission accomplished" moment. The U.S. thought it had the Korean War sewn up, but it spent the next three years slugging it out with Mao's "volunteers." In The Coldest Winter (Hyperion; 736 pages), David Halberstam, who died in April, brings angry wisdom to a conflict that, after the moral clarity of WW II, seemed remote and incomprehensible. It was the miserable prototype for wars to come...
...Social studies and other concentrations should not penalize students who may take longer to settle on a given concentration. Freshmen and sophomores are on the receiving end of a cacophony of advice about class choice. In the midst of the chaos, we hope they hear a few words of wisdom. Take advantage of delayed concentration choice: Enroll in a variety of classes, but experiment wisely...