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...pictures of himself! I tend to think this move was probably driven more by a lack of models than by a life-long desire to stand naked on the Weeks bridge in awkwardly posed positions. But at a school where far too many people care about overrated things like pride and dignity, I have to applaud this ballsy move. And I am not going to apologize for that...
...score should not preclude an applicant from admission if the applicant’s SAT II subject test scores, AP scores, and high school grades show that the applicant is qualified. Surely, a more holistic admissions process is not too much to ask of universities that pride themselves on the attention they lavish on each student.In the coming years, arguments about the merits and problems of SAT reform are sure to spring forth from the can of worms Fitzsimmons’ commission has so bravely opened. In the midst of the impending controversy, it will be most important to remember...
...Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno has denounced the acts of violence, but gay activists remain suspicious of him because of his affiliation with the National Alliance, a party that once espoused fascist ideas. Just a month after his election in April of this year, Alemanno disparaged Rome's annual Gay Pride parade as "an act of sexual exhibitionism...
...record in three road games, Harvard suffered a harsh reality check at the hands of its conference foes. The Crimson fell to Johns Hopkins and Iona on Saturday before closing the tournament with a loss to Brown yesterday.“We really have to earn our pride back,” co-captain Jay Connolly said. “We’re playing stupid water polo and making mistakes we shouldn’t be making.”In particular, concerns about the defense have continued to plague the Crimson, which found itself outscored...
Eudora Welty’s stories rank among my favorite works that I read in my high school English class, partially out of pure southern pride. But, with her simple statements of the absurd, her stories also capture the essence of those moments of human existence that are funny, darkly real, or a combination of both. Her characters ask questions like “Do you think it wise to disport with ketchup in Stella-Rondo’s flesh-colored kimono?” even when they lead suffocating lives. They are closed in by poverty and the small...