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...course, some people are naturally conservative; they avoid taking a position whenever possible. They just don’t want to have to go out on a limb when they don’t know the genus of the tree. For these people, the vague generality must be partially junked and replaced by the artful equivocation, or the art of talking around the point...
It’s not only teachers that cheat. Turns out that Sumo wrestlers try to game the system as well. You see, a Sumo wrestling tournament involves 15 bouts, and a wrestler must win a majority to avoid dropping in the rankings. It doesn’t materially affect him whether he wins 14 matches or eight—just that he emerges with a better-than-even winning percentage. Knowing this, Levitt looked at the last matches in tournaments—when a wrestler with a 13-1 record going into the final round was matched with...
...Commencement issue), but there are a few that are unrealistic or fundamentally flawed. In particular, Expository Writing should not be graded pass/fail and should be taught exclusively in the fall, a January term should not be added to the calendar, and advising changes should be implemented with care to avoid potential pitfalls...
...original furniture. It is simultaneously massive and weightless, airy but enclosed. Unlike the other major Harvard libraries, its focal point is a beautiful conduit-like hardwood staircase (with tropical flowers), not a giant reading room; the interior layout of exposed concrete and shelves appears to be designed to avoid such a space, instead creating a myriad of private alcoves or study space, washed in natural light...
...will be nothing less than the paradigm of parental perfection. Tim Russert, host of NBC’s Meet the Press, will be addressing our fair seniors from the stage of Tercentenary Theatre—and we can guarantee that it will be squeaky clean. In an attempt to avoid an Ali G style muck-up, the Alumni Association, Deans of the College, along with other members of the administration, have expressed their displeasure with last year’s lewd Class Day and “requested” that the Senior Class Committee avoid comedians in this year?...