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...professional education and thus transforming Harvard’s undergraduates from scholars into consumers. A Harvard College education is an invaluable and irretrievable opportunity to spend four years devoted to the life of the mind; this time of primarily non-instrumentalized intellectual pursuit provides, as a matter of course, the knowledge, understanding, and analytical ability needed for long-term success in life beyond Harvard and as a citizen (those very few courses actually prerequisite to study in professional schools or to success in the business world naturally have an additional function). Extracurricular activities provide ample opportunity for devotion to other...
...carb diets that were high in vegetable sources of fat and protein. “We are not recommending a low-carb diet over a low-fat diet,” said Thomas L. Halton, one of the authors of the study. “The truth of the matter is that neither [is] ideal. Both have good points and bad points.” According to Halton, carbohydrate and fat sources have a greater impact on the risk of CHD than the quantity of carbohydrates and fat consumed. “You can take the best of both diets...
...gauge U.S. foreign policy, ensuring that almost every U.S. action is soundly criticized. This chameleon critique means that, should a student have the temerity to defend the United States on certain grounds, Professor Scott will always be prepared to shift the rationale for criticism. It does not appear to matter that the seminar’s original objective, as printed in its syllabus, was to discuss U.S. power under the framework of international law. It is deeply troubling that an academic like Professor Scott would both eschew objectivity and undercut independent thinking in order to indoctrinate students with anti-American...
Tanner admits that he “really took the loss hard” for the next week, recounting a miserable period of time which involved a lot of cogitating and “a lot of guilt.” But his teammates and coaches never allowed the matter a second glance...
...over pulled, and generally, you don’t account for the defensive tackle when you’re running a bootleg, because you figure the handoff will take care of it.”Not exactly prophetic, but the explanation is indicative of Berg’s modest, matter-of-fact approach to the game. It’s an approach that has earned the 265-pound tackle from Stamford, Conn. Preseason All-American honors as well as double-teams on virtually every play. And though those double teams have resulted in numbers slightly less spectacular than you?...