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...successful, the Harvard College Curricular Review will transform introductory courses from the narrowly focused Core designed to teach a “way of knowing” into a sweeping, interdisciplinary intellectual odyssey. In order to do so, however, changes must go beyond a mere shuffling of syllabi and involve fundamental changes in pedagogy. We believe this will require reform in Harvard’s stringent policies on hiring full-time teachers.On this page, we have repeatedly maligned the Core Curriculum and endorsed the recommendation of the review’s Committee on General Education, in which students would...
...tried one with the 1986 law. Nearly 3 million people took advantage of it, and the amnesty was followed by an explosion in illegal immigration. But not to offer some process by which illegal immigrants gain legitimacy is to keep them permanently underground. "To me, it goes to the core of your view and recognition of human dignity for everybody," says Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, another of the Judiciary Committee Republicans who voted for legalization. But to do it is to reward lawbreaking, says Texas Senator John Cornyn, who voted against the bill. "It will encourage further disrespect...
...Here's the core thing for you to think about: The Republican challenge is to get back on offense as the reform party...
Activist ministers like Ball and Richard Cizik of the National Association of Evangelicals represent a significant political liability for the Bush Administration and its allies in Congress--a sign that their energy policies have put them on a collision course with a core constituency. Pay attention to our message, Ball argues, because climate change is not a left-wing, tree-hugging issue. "It's a people problem. It's about loving your neighbor." --By Eric Roston
...alternative: simple, low-impact exercises that "people can do inexpensively and easily, with no big equipment." Many are based on the Pilates principle of strengthening your core--the abdomen, hip and back muscles that support the spine. To do her abs-targeting tummy tuck, for instance, lie on an exercise mat or other soft surface with your knees bent and arms at your sides. Inhale deeply, then as you slowly exhale, draw your abdomen in. You don't have to leave the house to do the exercises. "You can get an overall body workout without going...