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...long ago, I received an e-mail from the Harvard Objectivist Club, inviting everyone “disillusioned with today’s intellectual and political climate?? to a meeting discussing why “being selfish is not wrong.” I’ve never understood why the objectivists believed altruism irrational and dishonest, and I was particularly irritated to see such nonsense in my inbox. Yet their views are but symptoms of a much larger problem here at the College...
...It’s a beginning point for laying a deeper foundation that gets us focused,” he says.Saheed says that he thinks focusing on three aspects—boosting rigor, personalizing education, and improving the school’s climate??will engage both students and teachers in achieving a higher level of academic achievement. “My sense is that when people feel good about their membership in an organization, that permits them to do their best work,” he says. “So for me, it’s important...
...devastating floods in Massachusetts last month. The three-year-long study, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, anticipates frequent torrential rains and flooding for the Boston area in 100 years if climate change is left unchecked. The team of 10 scientists who conducted the study, “Climate??s Long-term Impacts on Metro Boston,” also found that Boston’s average temperature will rise dramatically, with as many as 30 days a year eclipsing the 95-degree mark. The consequences of this could be sweeping, according to the report, including storms...
...Love in a Cold Climate?? mainly takes place at Hampton, the lavish country estate of the formidable Lady Montdore. Vicious, egotistical, and above all, vastly wealthy, Lady Montdore possesses all the attributes of an excellent society hostess...
...Nancy Mitford’s “Love in a Cold Climate?? is the perfect way to begin a Mitford addiction...