May 25, 2001

Balancing Intellectual Activities and Other Pursuits of College Students

To the Editor:

While there is probably much truth to the idea that we don't sufficiently challenge students, I find some aspects of Stuart Rojstaczer's essay to be very troubling ("When Intellectual Life Is Optional for Students," The Review, April 20).

It is a reflection on our society that we assume one must be 100 percent dedicated to a task in order to be serious about it. We are fast becoming a nation of workaholics. Statistics show that we take less vacation time than

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