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...appear to identify primarily with the United States." Huntington says successful assimilation in the past is unlikely to be duplicated with today's Latin immigrants. "This reality," he writes, "poses a fundamental question: Will the United States remain a country with a single national language and a core Anglo-Protestant culture...
...same time, the 15 returning players from the 2002-2003 squad provide the Crimson with a solid core of experienced players who know what it is like to play under the highest pressure...
Throughout the regular season, Dartmouth’s core of senior players—including captain Sarah Clark--—have led the team with or without the presence of Piper and Apps on the ice. Ever since the midway point, the Big Green has had an up-and-down second half of the season—especially against the other three teams in the Frozen Four. In a span of seven days, Dartmouth dropped a contest to Minnesota and then was swept in a two-game affair by St. Lawrence. The goal...
...contrast, there’s very little original thinking in this year’s much-hyped review. If we’re lucky, we’ll come out of this “overhaul” with a revised calendar structure, touched-up core requirements and improvements to advising. A few dramatic suggestions have been floated, but none really speaks to the core issues of education, and none is original—for instance a January term and the possibility of dropping grades for first-years (both already at MIT). Of course, those suggestions aren?...
...that seem more suited to re-evaluating the administrative processes of pedagogy, not the fundamental questions of education. While Rosovsky’s committees centered around intellectual inquiries—“Historical Study,” “Literature and Arts” and the other core areas we all know and love—this review is ill-defined and is suited to revising calendars, not ways of learning...