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...Time passes very strangely in a large house full of windows. Thunderstorms come and go, papers are written. There are no sounds, however faint, of other people leaving for class or coming back, singing in the shower, complaining to each other, going to meals: The collective rhythm is completely absent and so, as a result, morning comes and goes in the blink of a whole novel (who knew there were so many hours before noon?) or is lost...
This is the sad state of affairs of the Class of 2001's quest for the U.S. Rhodes Scholarship. Although Harvard students often represent at least four of the 32 scholars who go on to study at Oxford University, this year they are entirely absent from the group. And having duly congratulated Canadian Rhodes scholarship winner Tegan S. Shohet '01, we are puzzled why Harvard students were unable to garner any of the American Rhodes scholarships. Statistical fluke? So says Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis...
...competition for toys, friends and parental attention. Some older siblings enjoy being caregivers, often in exchange for adoration. Studies show bonds among sisters tend to be strongest, epitomized by Bessie and Sadie Delany, co-authors of Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years. And when parents are absent, neglectful or abusive, siblings often fill the void by forming tight bonds, as did the brothers in the movie Radio Flyer...
...student organizations, however, is noticeably narrower, providing only that "all officially recognized undergraduate organizations" must have "a constitution and by-laws whose membership clause shall not discriminate on the basis of race, creed [interpreted by the university to mean only religious belief], color, sex, sexual orientation or physical disability." Absent from the latter policy is any protection from discrimination based upon age, national or ethnic origin, veteran status or political beliefs...
...state standard is strict: absent evidence of fraud, he had to prove to a judge, with a reasonable degree of certainty, that ballot and counting irregularities had the potential to change the outcome of the election...