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Erica S. Schacter
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Pre-Professionals Are Not Morally Bankrupt
I magine a world in which the highest levels of income are held by academics, journalists and artists. A teacher
Race for Careers Slows Learning
W hat do you want to be when you grow up? Ah, the classic childhood question. "A clown in the
A Demagogue Is Born
A demagogue--"A leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power" (Webster's
The Singles
For most couples, Valentine's Day marks the celebration of love and romance. But at Harvard, it serves as the annual
PERSPECTIVES
H ow is the average rational but open-minded American to resist the opinion-framing tendencies of the media and to evaluate
First-Year Wins Trip to Seattle in Loker Contest
When Sarah Fitzgerald '99 and her friends filled out entry forms for a Loker Commons sweepstakes last month, Fitzgerald teased
Students of a Different Stripe
F or the third time in my years at Harvard, I have been witness to The Game, a glorious athletic
With a Lump in My Throat
W ith a slew of reporters, media attention and the tightest of security surrounding him, Yasser Arafat, the president of
Personal Hygiene, Anyone?
T he awe-inspiring Memorial Church, the world-renowned Widener Library, the glorious Sanders Theater, the magnificent domes of Eliot House and
Kill the Grille's Monopoly
I t is ten o'clock on a Thursday night, and NBC's "Must See TV" has unfortunately come to a close.
More Courses in the Core
A mong the many attacks recently made against the Core Curriculum, those for survey courses have led the way. Survey