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...work at grocery stores cannot be relied upon to vet buyers’ ages. But radical increases in underage drinking in neighboring states which allow widespread sale of wine in food stores have not materialized. And besides, grocery stores already sell cigarettes successfully; it should be a relatively small shift to adapt existing technology and training to wine sales. Massachusetts liquor stores, in any case, do not have a perfect record of restricting alcohol sales to those of legal age themselves. The answer to such concerns is mandating better training of store clerks and more vigilant enforcement, not arbitrarily limiting...
...Harvard is to expect, as we firmly believe it should, its tenure-track faculty to be as proficient in the classroom as they are in the library or the laboratory, it must cultivate the teaching skills of academia’s future teachers. But instilling this sort of cultural shift in what Harvard values in its faculty—that they must demonstrate competence in the classroom in order to be hired—requires a prior commitment to evaluating teaching...
Perhaps that recent, rather sudden, shift in leadership for the HRC has distracted the members away from the upcoming midterm elections. Members of the HRC voted Dewey as their new president last semester, but as of September, John M. Souther ‘07 fills that position. Dewey has taken a voluntary leave of absence from Harvard to pursue his own personal business venture in Boston...
...Members from both sides relied heavily on impassioned political rhetoric to suggest just how much weight is resting on the election’s outcome. Grandiose statements like Krahel’s “America’s best days are ahead of us” attempted to shift the tone of the debate from a friendly undergraduate discussion to a rally for national political awareness. “We will stay the course to keep America great,” HRC’s Kwong said in response to Lesser and Krahel’s insistence on change...
...swimmer was noted to have been “literally riding the heels” of her teammate during a meet last week. I can’t even visualize this supposed occurrence, swim-cap and all. Another reporter, summarizing a medical study that showed how dangerous long medical shifts are, wrote, “A resident working a 30-hour shift might, by the end, quite literally be acting drunk.” Upsetting, huh? Not only is your doctor exhausted but pretending to be intoxicated as well...