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...this reason,” the e-mail stated, “students are strongly advised to avoid the use of all illegal substances...
Harvard Business School (HBS) Chief Financial Officer Donella M. Rapier said that while many of its peer schools have already taken across-the-board cost cutting measures, HBS hopes to avoid wide-ranging cuts. “We’re looking very closely at any discretionary spending and limiting that,” she said...
...rush of newfound independence. But it doesn’t have to be that way, says Matthews proctor Jennifer K. Little: “If you build an atmosphere of mutual trust and friendship in the entryway, students will abide by the necessary rules out of a desire to avoid disappointing you.” Crystal Winston ’05, a member of Little’s proctor group, would agree. She finds that “as we grow closer, we become more conscious that our negative actions might affect each other, and that influences some...
Just as proctors can’t connect without some initiative on the part of first-years, tutors often have even more difficulty getting to know undergraduates on a personal level. Dingman notes that students often avoid discussing their academic and social problems with tutors out of a fear that their honesty will preclude sterling recommendation letters in the future. “Students think ‘I won’t look like a sturdy candidate for fellowships later,’” Dingman says. James L. Stillwell ’04 confirms this suspicion...
...Harvard’s priority on the mat is not to avoid losing, but to focus on specific aspects of the sport that will...