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Simon Rich: Well, I spent all of college writing jokes at the Lampoon about animals and video games. By the end I didn’t really feel like I was qualified to do anything else...
...it’s nice to know [the program] is there, even if I don’t really need it.”A program doling out 185 stipends at $1,000 each, in addition to the $60 it devotes to each freshman in the class to be spent at the discretion of the fellow, can slowly become a rather pricey endeavor. An estimated $300,000 has been put into the Peer Advising program, leading one to hope that with such a hefty price tag, modifications are in plan.Early plans to improve the program involve a new setup where...
...contribution allowed for the primary, as did Loeb University Professor Laurence H. Tribe ’62 and his wife, who both helped organize the event. Smith Professor of Law Martha L. Minow donated $4,600, half of which is reserved for the general election and can only be spent if Obama wins the Democratic nomination. One of the more surprising $2,300 contributions to Obama came from Anne Gergen. She is the wife of Kennedy School Professor of Public Service David R. Gergen, who has been an adviser to four presidents—including Bill Clinton. Professor Gergen...
...Most Koreans don't regard Cho Seung-Hui as a "typical Korean" since he spent the bulk of his life immersed in American culture. Still, a collective sense of regret and guilt was palpable today due to the strong tendency of Koreans to perceive the tragedy in terms of Korean nationalism, in which the group trumps the individual. "It's a notion of collective responsibility," says Mike Breen, the author of The Koreans. When a Korean does something wonderful, the country rejoices, but when one of its own goes off the rails, like Cho Seung-Hui, there's a collective...
...Following the shootings, Hall spent three days in a hospital and a month on crutches. Through a victim's advocate, he found counseling. He was having trouble with nightmares, survivor's guilt and "a fear of people in general." His therapy lasted about six months...