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While last year’s early pool was the first in Harvard’s history to accept more women then men, the gender divide tipped back in the opposite direction this year. Females made up 46.3 percent of the early admit pool, similar to the rate for the Class of 2007.Fitzsimmons said the decrease was the result of normal fluctuations in demographics, which he said also accounted for a slight increase in African-American (up 1.8 percent from last year) and Hispanic admits (up 1.1 percent). The regional breakdown of accepted students remained stable...
...feel terrible about what's happening in the war in Iraq, but I must admit I am losing interest in the day-to-day combat. Have the media lulled me into acceptance of casualties? Jumper Lafayette Crownsville...
...long and wriggly. Perhaps the use of this metric system helped the Spaniards outpace America’s future—the children are, after all, our future, even if our future can’t add that well—but Americans would do well to admit that they have failed to teach math to an entire generation...
Many contractors who responded to reporters’ calls admit that the parity policy was significantly raising their costs of operation at Harvard. But they also say that they don’t have to cut corners, because Harvard is willing to cover the costs of paying workers higher hourly wages and giving them better benefits...
...noticed a disproportionate shoplifting rate among these authors, according to Frances DiBisceglia, floor manager of the book department. DiBisceglia cited music books as the most shoplifted items in the store. She also confessed, “Shoplifting is a potentially bigger problem than we’re willing to admit. It’s an easy store to shoplift from because there are so many entrances and exits...