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...know that what I wrote in my editorial columns was not always correct. However, I do hope that my writing has always been fair and positive...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, | Title: Notorious G.I.Z. | 10/6/1999 | See Source »

...exonerations take various forms. Some speak of a higher truth: These may not be actual events but, the cause being politically correct, no matter. They are symbolically true. Says Professor Allen Carey-Webb: "We have a higher standard of truth for poor people like Rigoberta Menchu." By which he means a lower standard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case of the Suspect Bios | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

...often the books wouldn't. The Coop always make an effort to provide the correct number of books to students at the cheapest prices, but sometimes the system doesn't work. "It's an added expense for the store if we are not efficient on bringing in the correct number of books to the store," Jeremiah P. Murphy '73, the president of The Coop, told me. Murphy said the costs, which are "due to the uniqueness of the Harvard shopping period," are built into the margin on the book. That means when a course has a dramatically higher enrollment than...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: Shopping Period Reconsidered | 9/30/1999 | See Source »

This is when shopping period sours. Professors want to start teaching courses and stop holding open houses. Students want and need to know what readings are expected and to be able to purchase them. The Coop wants to provide the correct number of books at the best cost to avoid the Internet competition and the angry, frustrated students in line worked up about the bitter end of shopping freedom and the need to commit...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: Shopping Period Reconsidered | 9/30/1999 | See Source »

...Coop, to its credit, has already pressed the Faculty for more information and has seen results in predicting the correct number of books to order. "It's been getting better," Murphy said. "The more communication we have with the Faculty and more we know of the history of their enrollment, the better...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: Shopping Period Reconsidered | 9/30/1999 | See Source »

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