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...pressure to consume a month’s worth of food and beverages within the space of a foreshortened February. Needless to say, drinking every variety of Vitamin Water in a single day has pretty much been par for the course. But when it comes to the more important subject of snacking, everyone knows that there is no better feeling than feeding a machine some money and having it reward you with delicious processed foodstuffs. It avoids the irksome “human” element of buying things from a store and makes you feel like if only they...
...faculty members as possible,” writes Bok.“Since they must ultimately carry out a new curriculum, it is important that they have a sense of ownership.”But many faculty members and observers note that Bok’s writings on the subject, most notably in his book “Our Underachieving Colleges,” may be useful starting points for debate. SUMMERS TO BOK::APPLES TO ORANGESThe differences, though, between Summers and Bok are no secret. Bok’s former colleague, Weld Professor of Law Charles R. Nesson...
Today was supposed to be judgment day for University President Lawrence H. Summers. But rather than subject himself to the possibility of a second annual vote of “no confidence” from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard’s embattled president decided instead to avoid another round of public humiliation by relinquishing his cherished throne...
...Wait a minute, Ashley,” Burke interjected, “What kind of humanitarian would subject people to ‘The Mothman Prophecies?’” referring to Gere’s 2002 supernatural thriller, which received lukewarm reviews...
Other such attempts at empowerment fell short, however: “My Vagina Was My Village” tackled the heavy subject matter of Bosnian rapes, yet the story was overwhelmed by background singing and failed to make the emotional impact that it theoretically should have carried...