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Let Them Eat Code | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
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Let Them Eat Code. 2016 Here We Come. Goodbye Slump, Hello Mid-Life Crisis. Let Them Eat Code. Reflecting on the decline of the humanities major. By The Crimson Staff. November 8, 2013. We never thought we would see the day when adults were bemoaning the foresight and responsibility of the American youth. But the national anxiety over the decline. Of the humanities major smacks of exactly that sentiment. Young adults, some argue. But we’re not especially sorry to see the English majors go. In fact, we su...
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When No Means Yes | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
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When No Means Yes. Hands Off Our Hobby. Like Firesheep to the Slaughter. When No Means Yes. By SANDRA Y.L. KORN. November 12, 2010. On the night of Oct. 13. New pledges to the Yale fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon marched through the residential section of Yale’s campus. The students, some blindfolded, chanted such revolting phrases as No means yes! And My name is Jack, I’m a necrophiliac; I fuck dead women, and fill them with my semen! The event as hate speech and an active call for sexual violence. No ma...
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Preparing For the Fiery End: Process | News | The Harvard Crimson
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Preparing For the Fiery End: Process. Lacrosse Team Slugs Way To 9-3 Win Over Indians. Netmen Beat Williams For Barnabys 300th. Preparing For the Fiery End: Process. April 27, 1971. EXCUSE ME," the polite young man or woman in the long black cloak will say, "would you like to make a donation to our Church to help us with our programs for young people? Those who don't know the liturgy of the Sabbath Assembly are given, as they enter, a booklet that contains a printed outline of the service, with the appro...
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Philosopher Peter Singer Discusses Effective Altruism | News | The Harvard Crimson
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Philosopher Peter Singer Discusses Effective Altruism. UC Votes Down Act To Publicize Divest Harvard Events. Three ‘Harvard Project’ Submissions Selected as Finalists. Philosopher Peter Singer Discusses Effective Altruism. April 13, 2015. Promoting his new book The Most Good You Can Do, philosopher Peter A. D. Singer spoke about the philosophy behind effective altruism and ways to give to charity that would maximize the common good to a packed auditorium at the Science Center on Sunday. Megan M. Ross.
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Portrait of an Artist: Devon Ray Williams '10-'11 | Arts | The Harvard Crimson
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Portrait of an Artist: Devon Ray Williams 10-11. History’s Bestseller in Type at Houghton. Boston Ballet Displays A Contemporary Flair. Portrait of an Artist: Devon Ray Williams 10-11. By Jenna R. Overton. February 22, 2011. Jenna R. Overton. Andrew J. Petschek. Bran S. Shim. Ariel R. Walzer. The Harvard Crimson: Can you tell me a little bit about your new album? THC: And you’re distributing this album for free? THC: Can you talk about taking two semesters off and the reason why you did it? THC: Do you t...
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Two Projects Win Social Entrepreneurship Conference | News | The Harvard Crimson
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Two Projects Win Social Entrepreneurship Conference. Admissions Lawsuit Plaintiff Requests Extensive Harvard Records for Discovery. College Appoints Full-Time Title IX Coordinator. Two Projects Win Social Entrepreneurship Conference. May 4, 2015. Students of the Graduate School of Education course Education Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in Comparative Perspective speak to judges, faculty, and other visitors at the project presentation fair on Friday morning at the Harvard Innovation Lab. Prepped...
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Kids Eat More Fried Food | News | The Harvard Crimson
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Kids Eat More Fried Food. Protest Greets Prof on Texas Visit. Anderson Explores Midwest Zen. Kids Eat More Fried Food. By Adrian J. Smith. October 5, 2005. American children are eating restaurant-prepared fried foods more frequently, leading to higher body mass index (BMI) and poor diet quality, according to a study conducted by Harvard Medical School (HMS) researchers. The HMS study also found that nine to 14-year-olds who increased their consumption of fast food gained weight at faster than normal rate...
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Stanford Professor Combines Machine Learning and Econometrics | News | The Harvard Crimson
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Stanford Professor Combines Machine Learning and Econometrics. Printing in the Digital Age. Harvard Faculty Donate to Democrats by Wide Margin. Stanford Professor Combines Machine Learning and Econometrics. By M Hanl Park. April 29, 2015. As part of the Economics Department’s Seymour E. and Ruth B. Harris Lecture Series, Stanford economics professor Susan Athey lectured on new methods of including machine learning in econometrics late Tuesday afternoon. However, Athey explained that she believes that eco...
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Harvard-Google Online Book Deal at Risk | News | The Harvard Crimson
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Harvard-Google Online Book Deal at Risk. Colleagues Remember HMS Professor. Friends Remember Cai as Aspiring Doctor, Dedicated Musician. Harvard-Google Online Book Deal at Risk. By Laura G. Mirviss. October 30, 2008. Harvard might still take part in the project, Longbrake said, if the settlement between Google and publishers contains more reasonable terms for the University. The settlement provides no assurance that the prices charged for access will be reasonable, Darnton added, especially since the sub...
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Surveying the Class | News | The Harvard Crimson
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Second Man Arrested in Connection to Kirkland Shooting. Paulus Gets Tony Nomination for ‘Hair’. In year of unprecedented market downturn, seniors flee finance and consulting for education and health. By Paras D. Bhayani. June 1, 2009. The number of Harvard seniors entering finance and consulting has fallen by half in the past year, with just one fifth of all seniors seeking full-time employment taking jobs in one of the two sectors, according to The Crimson’s third annual senior survey. When asked what c...