Word: isolationism
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By the halfway point, Harvard sat more than three boat lengths ahead of the Bulldogs. As the Yale boat grew smaller and the Crimson rowed the course in complete isolation, Harvard set its sights on another opponent—the course record.
Administrators are pushing for greater alignment between freshmen and upperclassmen in order to address some of the central challenges of the current freshman experience, including the lack of a coherent advising system, an unclear role for proctors, and social isolation between the Yard and the Houses.
Liebman says this isolation and the lack of social options in the Yard for freshmen can lead to a deflated and uncomfortable social scene.
DIED. ISRAEL EPSTEIN, 90, Polish journalist who became a passionate supporter of the Chinese Communist Party and comrade to many of its leaders; in Beijing. The son of socialist Jewish emigres who settled in Tianjin, Epstein was drawn to the Communist cause after a meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong in...
Three new summer movies aimed at kids also exile their heroes from familiar homes into perilous fantasy worlds. But they don't wag a warning finger; they beckon their littlest viewers to be independent, make friends, trust the dreamy inner child. They make their points in different but familiar ways...