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...curriculum since 1996, has posted a petition on the web supporting an alternative to Ec 10. More than 450 people have signed on. Barker Professor of Economics Stephen A. Marglin ’59 would teach the class, and offer a more critical view of economics’ basic principles. Marglin plans to cover the basic economic principles that are taught in Ec 10, but about one-fourth of the course would aid students in critically assessing neoclassical economic wisdom...
...formula of Bringing Down the House is old; it’s your basic Bagger Vance meets Mrs. Doubtfire. Lack of conceptual originality isn’t a problem, however, since the plot is of secondary importance to the brilliant comedic acting from all the cast members. Director Adam Shankman, whose previous work includes A Walk to Remember and The Wedding Planner, takes a much appreciated hands-off approach, letting the actors take the mediocre script to unexpected heights of hilarity...
...respectfully remind you that the media law under which Mr. Nyarota has been charged contravenes the basic principles of freedom of expression, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,” the letter to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe states...
According to Gershowitz, what she refers to as basic pro-Israeli beliefs have gone unstated at Harvard in the past year, while divestment and other anti-Israel movements have been in the media spotlight...
...absence of union employees, basic functions like cleaning dormitories and performing administrative tasks were relegated to temporary employees or managers. All residential dining halls have been closed for the week—only the central Commons dining hall will remain open, staffed with replacement workers. And some courses have been moved off campus so that students would not be faced with the choice of crossing picket lines or going to class...