Harvard Overhauls Curriculum Core requirements replace General Education
Harvard University votes 182 to 65 to dismantle its General Education plan and adopt a five area core for all undergraduates, shifting from the traditional arts and sciences triad. The change aims to curb so called gut courses, with a standing committee to design the new plan over four years and implement it in September 1979.
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Hospital costs keep rising in January 1978
The American Hospital Association reports the average patient cost rose to $183.36 per day in January 1978, up 10.5 percent from January 1977. The rise slows from last year, linked to a voluntary cost containment program, amid political debate over its effectiveness and administration views.
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Brazil Wins World Bridge Olympiad After Mix Up
In Monte Carlo May 1976 Italy faced Brazil in an early World Bridge Olympiad round. Assumpcao and Chagas found a four heart contract after Stayman and precise distribution reads, while misdeclaration at the other table forced cancellation of the match. Brazil ultimately won the Olympiad under a controversial above-average scoring rule.
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