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...students who want to pursue a field in some depth--or students who have some background--we should not let the Core stand in the way of their education," said Gary J. Feldman, Baird professor of science...
...appropriate response, this film and its kitsch counterparts diminish the experience that these parks are meant to provide. Turning the Grand Canyon into a theme park ride complete with logo does its visitors no good service. The Grand Canyon need not be packaged neatly with cliches and background music so that its visitors leave with a smile. Far better that they experience the Canyon without a commercial buffer and leave with that beautiful combination of inspiration and bewilderment that comes whenever we stand face-to-face with something greater than ourselves...
...have come a long way from the "Just Say No" campaign. And for all the fun we would like to make of Nancy Reagan as a parrot-headed teetotaler, at least her husband wasn't hanging with drug smugglers at Miami fundraisers. Whether Gore knew of Cabrera's nefarious background, it is clear that he should have. If he is to have any shot at capturing the White House in 2000, he had better make it his business to clean up campaign finance legislation so that candidates don't have to consort with the likes of scummy Cabrera...
...article in Wednesday's paper entitled "School Diversity Plans Leave Boston Divided" is a prime example of The Crimson's difficulty in providing timely coverage of local events. Because Harvard students understandably have very little background into local goings-on, it becomes necessary for The Crimson to engage in very thorough explanations of Boston and Cambridge news events. However, this particular article was all background and no news. The article described the case in which a white student, Julia McLaughlin, challenged the existing quota system at the exams school and won her case, prompting a change in the admissions process...
...what's going on in a place they will have lived for four years. It must cover these issues in a way which is both timely and understandable to the general Harvard audience. To do this, Crimson reporters who cover local issues must make an effort to understand the background which so many Harvard students lack. Clearly, the reporter who covered the St. Patrick's Day breakfast has his background; however, as the appearance of "Wittey" shows, there is still work to be done for all at The Crimson. Who knows--maybe it will be a Crimson reporter who finally...