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...said Hsu, who is also a Crimson editor. “Now, the question is how students can continue to have input now that the SOCH is here.” Despite efforts to encourage more student involvement, many undergraduates still find distance to be the greatest detriment to the center’s success. “It’s not really about how good the place is, or the logo, the facilities, or even the free coffee—it’s just the distance,” said Elissa Leechawengwongs...
...battles with alcoholism and he told his audience he wouldn't joke at the expense of "the vulnerable." Salon's Rebecca Traister wrote that, "We need to remember that whatever is happening to Spears right now is happening not for our amusement, but to her detriment." Rosie O'Donnell posted a sympathetic haiku on her blog, saying "britney... my heart breaks; i want to smash those photographers; with something heavier; than an umbrella." A Google search pulls up the phrase "Leave Britney Alone" on 129 blogs and there are multiple online petitions to get the paparazzi off Spears' back. Kristin...
...general education, on these models, was a matter of becoming sensitive to the demands of the “good life”—of learning what was admirable to aspire to and of developing the character to pursue such aspirations. Since then, and to our great detriment, we have rejected this model entirely...
...like course that will provide them with an introduction to the major themes of American history. But for the past two years, Harvard has not offered one. There was previously such a course in the form of History 71a and 71b, but it was discontinued in 2005, to the detriment of our education. Harvard should, with its scrapping of the core, take the opportunity to restore these vital courses to the books...
...human love and interaction do not buy happiness, and I think i-banking is an abominable career for anyone who has their priorities straight,” he wrote. One-third of the women respondents said relationships with their children suffered, while 65 percent of men reported the same detriment. But for some, high salaries are not the only reason to choose these high-pressure jobs, according to the study. Only 43 percent of men and 28 percent of women who qualify as “extreme workers” listed high financial compensation as a motivation for their work...