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...makes sense that we associate largely with people of the same age. This phenomenon is common across age groups; a study by University of Berkeley sociologist Claude Fischer found that 72 percent of the close friends of Detroit men were within eight years of their age. However, the possibility of a non-age diverse friend circle is magnified at colleges because in most campus situations everyone living close to you is your age. “Residential proximity, age homogeneity, similarity and complementarity,” are the descriptors of adult friendships according to the “Encyclopedia...
...away. Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun bring in billions in revenue for themselves and hundreds of millions more for the state of Connecticut. The residents of Massachusetts with the worst gambling problems already have an outlet for them only a short drive away and are probably currently spending their money across the border. Casual gamblers, too, take their money out of state to play. Massachusetts would be wise to keep this money circulating in-state by opening casinos here rather than allowing it to flood out. In this instance, making gambling only slightly more accessible would mean a tremendous increase...
Though casinos are often thought of as immoral institutions that promote unhealthy behavior, such costs are far outweighed by the benefits that Massachusetts would receive from having them in-state and not right across the border. When citizens are allowed to gamble responsibly—and those who don’t receive help that is sponsored by the state—Massachusetts, not the house, will be the true winner...
...question 2010 Census—reduced to just seven questions for college students—reached mailboxes across the country last month, but just began to arrive in Harvard undergraduates’ mailboxes yesterday. “People should be counted where they live and sleep most of the year,” the form states, and for most Harvard undergraduates, that place is Harvard...
With such success across a wide range of events, Harvard was able to take encouragement from its performance in Weaver Track & Field Stadium—the venue that will play host to the Heptagonal Championships in just over a month...