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...Faculty’s recent decision will give undergraduates the ability to freely choose another elective, which is an important first step towards Core reform. But we see the modification only as a temporary stopgap, highlighting the fact that the Core system needs far more drastic changes...
...grade inflation. Harvard has enough grades—12 in all, from A to E with all the pluses and minuses in between—that it would have no trouble distinguishing between students if the system were applied correctly. Adding another high grade would merely be a temporary stopgap to the grade inflation problem...
Quad commuters can now take an unusual new ride: a sportily painted substitute bus painted with purple , yellow and green swirling motifs-a stopgap measure due to the mechanical failure of both the usual bus and an extra...
Harvard's initiative, on the other hand, is more of a stopgap measure than a comprehensive solution. A truly visionary plan would look beyond these short-term programs for a broader solution to an old problem--that undergraduates on financial aid routinely spend a significant amount of time working and still end up saddled with debt after college. Harvard has already reduced these requirements to just above $3,000 per year; now is the time to finish the job. By replacing loans with grants, like Princeton, Harvard would ensure that all students, regardless of socioeconomic status, would be able...
...heroic failure attended by great public anguish. Now the FDA has approved--but only for testing--a new artificial heart: a grapefruit-size, battery-powered device called AbioCor. The robo heart will give patients limited mobility and is intended to be a permanent organ replacement, not a stopgap remedy...