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Adding a new wing to a neoclassical museum, Holl devised a spectacular update on classicism: an irregular series of volumes that cascade down the museum's lawn and glow from within. The effect against the nighttime sky is nothing short of magical...
Other topics addressed included online ethics, the isolating effect of excessive social networking, and the potential for gaming to be integrated into high school curricula...
...families in that income bracket, I will not give one penny to the University. Enabling families to buy second homes, SUVs, and designer clothing is not the purpose of financial aid, or so I had thought. But I can cannot help but conclude that that is the ultimate effect of Harvard’s new plan. I wear old T-shirts, and they suit me just fine. Others wear designer clothing and there is nothing wrong with that. What is wrong is asking alumni to contribute to the embarrassment of riches already bestowed upon the American upper class. I will...
...he’s willing to be involved in the Harvard community in ways that support the things he believes.” And involved in Harvard he certainly is. As UC secretary and a government concentrator, Krahel believes that politics are the way to effect change. (The Class of 1963 would probably like this one.) “You get co-opted by the group and you start pushing for its interests over your ideals,” he says. “Taking part in the student government is important to me, no matter how out of touch...
...afford to make, due to Harvard’s high application numbers and worldwide name recognition. Just as that decision sparked a nationwide discussion about early admissions policies that led several universities to institute similar reforms, so too could a repudiation of the U.S. News rankings have a ripple effect throughout the country.Thankfully, we wouldn’t be alone. A majority of the member schools in the Annapolis Group, a large coalition of liberal arts colleges, decided to opt out of the rankings this summer. And in September, a conference at Yale sponsored by the non-profit group...