Writer

Erica S. Schacter

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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.