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...visas on the first application day—dooming many members of the Harvard Class of 2007 to effective deportation because they had barely taken midterms by the date on which they needed proof of graduation.The U.S. economy has thrived for so long in part because it attracts the world??s greatest minds. The H1-B cap, however, undermines that inviting sprit by turning away many talented individuals out of a misplaced desire to “protect” American jobs. Consequently, Congress should increase, if not wholly eliminate, the H1-B quota. Here at Harvard...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Higher Education In the Spotlight | 6/4/2007 | See Source »

...Being accepted to Harvard was, for me, a validation of having “done well” in high school. Finally, I thought, I had something to my name that people in the “real world?? could appreciate as an example of success. As a young adult searching for a sense of security, I cherished that feeling of accomplishment and did not want to let it go. And so I came to Harvard bent on “doing well” here too. I approached this college like any obstacle I had already faced?...

Author: By Imran M. Saleh | Title: On Doing Well | 6/4/2007 | See Source »

...Robert Darnton is a scholar of exceptional creativity and distinction whose intellectual interests are ideally suited for the leadership of one of the world??s great libraries,” Hyman said in a statement...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Princeton Historian To Head Harvard's Libraries | 5/22/2007 | See Source »

This metamorphosis took some of the world??s greatest minds over four years to complete, and their effort is apparent: the fields of study required of every Harvard student have been summarily renamed. Fret no longer about that mundane Moral Reasoning final; it’s an Ethical Reasoning final now. And instead of studying history at the macro and micro level, we will divide our two courses between the U.S. and the rest of the world. Even more impressive than these verbal acrobatics, exemptions to requirements have been eliminated; the general education program will have a faculty...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Vote for Vacuity | 5/21/2007 | See Source »

...work, and your business here is to learn.” Harvard students who, by participating in such political fiascoes, neglect their academic responsibilities—which surely entails proper nutrition—do not act selflessly; they act stupidly. All charity begins at home: You cannot solve the world??s problems if you cannot even attend to your own obligations...

Author: By Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: The Politics of Drudgery | 5/18/2007 | See Source »

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