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...recent events, it seems that the College’s new attitude is more and more reminiscent of the cantankerous and unreasonable Dean Wormer from “Animal House,” who was ready to put wayward fraternities on “double-secret probation” without cause. The Crimson was far from a Delta House-esque nest of iniquity and hazing, but the fact that we are frequently being treated as such makes me think that the College is wasting time and resources in policing innocent events that many participants rate as some of their favorite...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child | Title: Greetings from the Ad Board | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...Isn’t So, Cornell psychologist Thomas Gilovich describes the human tendency to surround ourselves with those people who are most likely to agree with our established opinions. The result is that we all simply nod and nod and become more and more convinced of our own correctness without ever actually stopping to define or acknowledge our own true opinions. The successive nodding is great for our neck-muscle definition...

Author: By James M. Wilsterman | Title: And Sow The Seeds of Tyranny | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...national level have informed our opinions on the issues that confront local Boston schools. In April, for instance, when Superintendent Carol R. Johnson announced a bold plan to revamp 12 underperforming schools, we initially considered her proposal to be counterproductive; It essentially requires teachers to work extra hours without extra pay. Of greater importance, however, we ultimately believe that following union demands to eliminate all the reform measures would fail to improve the quality of teaching in Boston. In the coming months, we urge the Boston public school system to focus instead on implementing Johnson’s suggested...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Lasting Improvements | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

Another issue faced the world of higher education this year in the form of unpaid internships. All too often, students must work without compensation in order to gain entry-level positions in various job fields, and we feel that this practice goes against the ideal of fairness by which employers should abide. After all, only a certain percentage of the population can afford to do an unpaid internship, perpetuating inequality. To best remedy this, we feel that the United States should eliminate unpaid internships altogether, except for those at non-profit organizations...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Lasting Improvements | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

Today’s single-semester Expos 10—recommended for students who fall below a certain threshold on the freshman writing test—is a bare bones course without specialized topics, and specifies that students who enroll must also take a Expos 20 the following semester...

Author: By Rediet T. Abebe, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Expos Revised: Addressing Varied Writing Skill Levels | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

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