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Dismayed by the lack of "a formal or informal way to pursue an interest in India at Harvard," a group of under-graduates has organized the Winthrop House India Seminar to fill in the gap...
...recent weeks he seems to have hit a plateau, while Murphy has been climbing uphill. Can George close the gap? Says he: "My job is to paint a positive picture. Most of the people already have their minds made up. I'm gonna try to talk to the undecideds. They are more interested in what a guy looks like. I think the overall impression is the big thing. If the undecideds think a guy is honest and on the level, he's ahead of the game. My big drawback is the song-and-dance-man label...
Second, upper level courses will help to fill in the gap between the base divisions. As mentioned, the study of history can profitably be related to psychology or sociology, the study of literature to history. For example, a person who has taken a course like Hum 6 in high school would still do well to take a more sophisticated course combining the textual with the historical approach. In short, the basic four course requirement aims toward attainment of what is in our opinion the primary goal of Gen Ed; the substitution of upper level Gen Ed courses helps to fill...
Despite such troubles, no run on the pound has developed. For one thing, Britain's trade gap has been partly cushioned by a buildup of sterling balances held in London by other sterling area countries. For another, the Bank of England, which has let the sterling rate sag without much intervention, has resources at its call that are formidable enough to discourage currency speculators: $2.5 billion of Britain's own reserves, several hundred million dollars available from Continental banks, a $500 million swap arrangement with the U.S. and $1 billion in stand-by credits from the IMF. Besides...
Some faculty members may oppose the new division on the grounds that it "proves C.P. Snow right." Although the division of the two cultures is only administrative, they fear that it will create an "epistemological gap" with the resulting failure of communication...