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Building the Lip Service Sector Do France and Germany really want to build world-class companies? Last week Jacques Chirac and Gerhard Schröder swore they did, pledging to team up to develop "the industrial champions that Europe needs," in the words of the French President. A top-level delegation of French ministers will head to Berlin in late May to trade ideas with their German counterparts. But watch what they do, not what they say: officials on both sides say the move is largely an attempt to patch up bad feelings in Germany over recent French market interventions...
Come summertime, many teenagers typically lounge on the beach, catching some rays. The more enterprising among them might volunteer at the local community shelter, research in a lab, take a course on Shakespeare or train to be world-class athletes. But for some of those with an eye on a top college, these options simply don’t cut it. Instead, they—or their parents—feel it’s necessary to attend one of three different college application camps that give students “the edge...
...student contact is laudable. The report advocates major changes in the way faculty approach advising, calling on them to think of advising as something on par with “a major committee assignment.” Indeed, the culture of advising must change. Harvard purports to offer a world-class education to its students; world-class advising should be part of the package. Individual concentration advisers and student-faculty dinners, two of the report’s proposals, are both steps in the right direction, serving to personalize what can be a highly impersonal academic experience. The review should...
...first time. As an avid paraglider, I can confirm that soaring high over hills and rooftops, carried only by the wind, is one of the most exhilarating, thrilling and uplifting experiences you can have. And almost anyone can do it. You don't have to be a world-class athlete: physical conditioning is less important than caution and alertness. Patience helps, too. Before you can venture solo, you will need to undergo at least two to three days of rigorous training on the ground and in the air; you can also opt to just fly in tandem with a certified...
...We’ve won before, you’ll win again,” said David Goodman, who helped found the dining hall workers union during his time at Harvard. “This is an important cause. You shouldn’t be getting a world-class education while people are getting third-world wages...