Word: explainers
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Childs says that the difficulty of change alone can't explain Mayer's high turnover. "There were no more changes than under Mr. Berry," he says...
Today I graduate with a degree in social studies from Harvard College. Unfortunately, the meaning of such a degree is difficult to explain to those outside this campus. It does not make sense to many that a person would spend four years at an Ivy League school memorizing state capitals and world geography. So, by way of clarification, I usually report to those who inquire that I study political philosophy...
...detachment. And, objectivity requires a certain amount of alienation. It is difficult to write about the campus political or social scene if one feels deeply enmeshed in it. For many who feel slightly estranged from the world around them, journalism becomes an outlet for their disaffection. This may explain why so many who write for The Crimson do not fit the traditional Harvard mold. It is safe to say that if the late President Lowell looked around the newsroom, he would be slightly aghast...
Here's how the process works:1. The second semester of the first year begins with a burst of proctor meetings and notices about the upcoming housing lottery. The Freshman Dean's Office (FDO) posts a list of frequently asked questions to explain the process to anxious first-years...
...Cambridge, too, Grogan smoothed over nettlesome issues. He tried to explain away Harvard's seeming intransigence when city councillors called for a living wage. An initiative to provide $20 million in loans to create affordable housing in Cambridge and in Boston went a long way towards soothing hard feelings...