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Memo to bin Laden: blame the Greeks! When the time comes to write the latest Afghan war's chronicles, one question will surely entertain historians. About 120,000 Soviet troops couldn't win victory there in 10 years, but a relative handful of Western soldiers took only a few weeks and a few Western casualties to wrest control of the country from the Taliban and Osama bin Laden. How come...
...then again, I’m only a TF for this class. My knowledge is by no means infinite and—after all—I don’t write the exam. That’s up to the professor...
...would like to use this space to extend a warm thank you to all the scholar-athletes who took the time out of their busy training regimens to write those well thought-out responses to my last column. For those just tuning in, that column gently suggested that many who play sport at a high level are admitted to Harvard for slightly different reasons than the rest of the student body—and that the admissions committee is absolutely right to admit them...
...colorful kaleidoscope realm where the women’s crew team can brandish oar blades and even a bit of pathos can creep into a University professor’s comments. Especially during exam time, a time when we are more likely to slit our wrists than write notes on them, we could all take life a little less seriously...
...trimming the branches of the weed rather than cutting out its roots. Instead, it seems much more effective (not to mention more fair and even-handed) to simply lower the level of ambition and talent of our students until only about 1 in 4 are willing or able to write a thesis; only then will we effectively deal with the overabundance of seniors graduating with decorations on their diplomas...