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...only because of what happened in 2000. As the 2008 Presidential campaign is already underway, and as states like Iowa and New Hampshire are about to become exalted, while states like Kansas and New York are about to become ignored, it’s time to drop out of our failing college...
...massive orchestra—directed by Yu—gets off to a shaky start, but becomes more synchronized as the evening progresses. The sheer volume of the orchestra often overpowers the performers’ singing, especially when female voices drop into lower registers. The lack of balanced sound—one that could easily be solved by either giving the performers microphones or having a smaller orchestra—detracts from the overall enjoyment of the show. In addition to reading subtitles, watching the stage, listening to the music, and trying to follow the comedic complexities of the opera...
Whether they are entering a college like Harvard or diving straight into a job, teenagers’ high-school graduations are among the proudest days of their lives. Unfortunately, too many Massachusetts students drop out of high school before reaching this milestone—a sad effect of the state’s policy to mandate education only until age 16. At least 15 states, however, have adopted a minimum dropout age of 18, netting diplomas for a vastly larger population. Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 recently proposed such an increase here, and we join...
...become one of the best presidents in United States history. “We are dealing with someone who has a chance of being the greatest president since Franklin Roosevelt,” Tribe said. He briefly paused, and then he added, “Well, maybe I could drop the Franklin Roosevelt part.” —Staff writer Kevin Zhou can be reached at kzhou@fas.harvard.edu...
...This dark class is discriminated against because it represents the poor part of America. The poor isn’t a group that we are too fond of in our society. The poor steal. They kill. They do drugs. They drop out of school. They end up in prison...