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...passing for 121 yards and no interceptions on a day when Dartmouth quarterbacks combined to throw three picks.“He did a very solid job,” Murphy said. “He just made good decisions, probably conservative decisions, which in the context of the weather and the type of game it was, was a real good job of managing the game.” From there, it was all defense. Harvard continued to dominate the line of scrimmage and forced three second-half turnovers, including one when Berg burst through the line, hit Dartmouth quarterback...
...great university to justify the teaching of science. The report goes on to emphasize the relevance of science to current concerns like global warming and stem-cell research. It even mandates that courses which fulfill the Science and Technology requirement “frame this material in the context of social issues” (a stipulation that is absent from other requirements). But surely there is more to being knowledgeable in science than being able to follow the news. And surely our general science courses should aim to be more than semester-long versions of “An Inconvenient...
...Unfortunately, the organization of the book does not allow for such philosophizing. The first half of the book outlines general forms of human behavior within an economic context, while the second half of the book applies those concepts to real-life behavior. While the examples Schelling provides—such as racial organization in a neighborhood—clearly illustrate the concepts, they do not feel as relevant as they did in the late seventies. It is true that such events are important, but they are no longer attention-grabbing front page news. An in-depth discussion of nuclear proliferation...
...incoming students talk about religion frequently or occasionally, and 71 percent say they attend religious services. And with 26 different religions represented on campus in the United Ministry at Harvard alone, wouldn’t it be better to inform students’ discussions with historical and social context...
...when the largest portion of foreign-born Americans came from Italy. Today that largest segment is from Mexico. We are now less of a melting pot--the great assimilation metaphor of the 1950s--and more of a patchwork quilt, where people retain more of their national heritage within the context of being an American...