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Solving puzzles makes you a better person. You learn flexibility of thinking, and you learn to think practically. I think Mr. Miyamoto has a point: often in math class, you're taught formulas and maybe you don't fully understand the formulas, you're just going through the paces, these artificial things you've learned. But when you finish a puzzle, you really have a complete understanding of what you did. You understand the mathematics better, and you feel prouder of yourself for having figured it out from start to finish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Puzzle Guru Will Shortz | 3/2/2009 | See Source »

...taxed at only capital gains rates, these money managers would now face income tax rates, yielding a projected $24 billion in tax revenue. Not only is this logical, since they earn their income through capital gains, but it is the right target in leveling the playing field for middle-class Americans...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Budget to End All Budgets | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

It’s not unheard of—a few weeks into the term, one realizes that shopping week was not representative of a class. Whether it’s because of the course’s content, the lecturer’s style, or the late realization that a 9 a.m. lecture just won’t happen, students often discover that they must reevaluate the classes on their study cards after they’ve been turned...

Author: By Matthew H. Ghazarian | Title: Ten Dollars, No Sense | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...course, some may argue that the $10 charge encourages students to make more prudent choices during shopping period. Indeed, students already have a generous amount of time to explore their class options. But those who argue that there is already sufficient time to pick classes miss the point...

Author: By Matthew H. Ghazarian | Title: Ten Dollars, No Sense | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...possible that a student will find his or her class is a bad fit, even after the third Monday of the term. This student already faces an extremely difficult decision. Two weeks of makeup work is a daunting prospect for the average Harvard student. The other option—choosing to remain in the course—entails being trapped in a class that he or she dislikes. Given the gravity of this decision and the stress accompanying it, the administration should not be invoking a penalty that skews the student’s choice...

Author: By Matthew H. Ghazarian | Title: Ten Dollars, No Sense | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

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