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...says Meg B. Swift ’93, director of Student Employment and Undergraduate Research Programs, which runs the Harvard College Research Program.In spite of the benefits on both ends of the system, the CARAT could still use some improvements. “I don’t understand why I can’t electronically submit my applications,” Kwong says. “Everything is electronic but they make us print it out.” ‘PROSTITUTES IN THE LOBBY’Even after scoring some cash for his thesis research?...
...section leaders could alter the tone of discussion during meetings by simply reading anonymous reports from students. Much like the present Q system, students could submit their feedback online, and the Q Guide could even be expanded to show which professors respond well to student feedback. While we certainly understand the criticisms of those who fear that this change would simply add to the already cumbersome bureaucracy at University Hall, we firmly assert that this new program would have a beneficial impact on the College as a whole. Enforcing midterm evaluations and grading would ultimately help, not hinder, Harvard?...
...stake in the old feuds and irrational strife of the past. Today—bound together by instantaneous global communication—we are conscious of this in a way no other generation of young people has ever been. Yet, everywhere we have been told to fear, rather than understand, each other. Iraqi and Iranian. Palestinian and Israeli. Black and white. Citizen and immigrant. Straight and queer. Rich and poor. American and “Islamic radical.” We must reject the division of these dichotomies...
...unaccountable, user-generated content—so much so that users must always keep in mind the likelihood of false or inaccurate information. This caution should be taken to heart at all times, not only by students, but by prospective employers and all Internet consumers as well. To not understand this risk is to be an irresponsible consumer of information. While the burden of responsible consumption falls upon those who surf the World Wide Web, our legal system must also shift to cope with the reputational harm caused by Internet libel. Take for example JuicyCampus.com whose “Most...
...know what my family had to endure under Saddam," Jafar said. "As an American, you wonder why it’s in American interests, and as an Iraqi, you understand that your parents and your family and your extended family endured hardship under this awful dictator...