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...freedom is safe, because every clause in the Basic Law is [now] subject to interpretation by the Standing Committee without notice." MARTIN LEE, Hong Kong Democratic Party legislator, on Beijing's new interpretation of the Basic Law, the territory's mini-constitution-an adjustment that Lee says undermines the "one country, two systems" principle meant to afford Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy from the mainland...
...feminist generation, these concerns about use of “girl” seem petty and dated. Girls born in the ’80s grew up enjoying the benefits of Title IX; this year, more women than men were admitted to Harvard. In many ways, we take our basic equality with young men for granted. But “girl” is not exactly analogous to “guy”; we do not call the men of our acquaintance “boys.” The infantalizing connotations of “girl?...
...think everyone can agree that general education should provide some foundation in the basic principles of the major discipline or the major groups of disciplines. No one should get a bachelor’s degree without being familiar with the basic disciplines. But students should have a great degree of choice...
...Having taught in the Core for many years and having taught in general education before it, I would be sorry to see some of the underlying goals disappear,” he says. “Students ought to be acquainted with some of the basic materials across different disciplines...
...some students say that increased flexibility may not be the right way to go; rather, it would be more important to ensure that every student departs Harvard with a basic grounding in certain areas of knowledge...