Word: problem
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...perennial problem with our student government is student disinterest. Voter turnout for the presidential election is less than 50 percent. Each year the council wonders how to increase the tie between the undergraduates the governing body that "represents" them. Perhaps a regular corner in The Crimson? Maybe each member should hold office hours? A newsletter published on the web? All these suggestions to no avail. The majority of students remain blissfully ignorant of what exactly the council does...
...problem, however, is that Illingworth is not a dean of students. He is an associate dean responsible for one segment of one part of student life. He reports to a dean who is responsible for the whole of the College and whose position makes it impractical for him to regard student interests as his chief priority. The administrative gap that exists in between is quite large. And while the dean of students once helped to fill that gap, the current administration seems content to look the other...
...parts that are equally important. The College has, in the past, vocally condemned the final clubs because they are sexist and promote a dangerous atmosphere. If, despite this condemnation, large numbers of students choose to make these institutions a central part of their weekend experience at Harvard, a serious problem exists. Without an administrator in charge of student life, though, the College must rely on primarily passive means...
...went in as a inventory control clerk, and I left as the captain of the ship," he recalls. "The only problem was, the ship was the Titanic...
...main problem we get with submissions [is that] they're too long," the King says...