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There is such a thing as human nature. Paglia and Mansfield agree with the time-worn proposition that there are intractable facts about human behavior that we would be stupid to ignore and naive to try to change. This includes the fact that people tend to be selfish, that people tend to hold prejudices and that there are fundamental differences between women...
...building that has yet to shed its summer scaffolding is Weld Hall. Work crews gutted Weld this summer, leaving the time-worn structure without many interior walls, windows and wiring--and leaving its would be residents living in 29 Garden...
...building that has yet to shed its summer scaffolding is Weld Hall. Work crews gutted Weld this summer, leaving the time-worn structure without many interior walls, windows and wiring--and leaving its would be residents living in 29 Garden...
Shopping period is a time-worn Harvard institution in the tradition of post-winter break exams and John Harvard statue photo opportunities...
...visionary plan for rechanneling economic and social pressures to push universities in the right direction will be disappointed by Bok's list of stopgaps. It is as though his natural cautiousness has discouraged him from putting forth any daring ideas that might later prove flawed. Instead, he sticks to time-worn exhortations: Schools should lobby vigorously for government funding. Administrators and government officials should work together to develop "effective leadership." Trustees should be more aggressive in setting priorities...