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...comments, she wrote that “I think most people are more interested in how to encourage deeper and better learning. Grades are one motivator, but not always the best one.” In addition to answering questions from parents on the Curricular Review, the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative, undergraduate attention, and expansion into Allston, Gross highlighted the changes the College has undergone in the time since current juniors matriculated as freshmen. These changes include the development of secondary fields, the delay in concentration choice, and the creation of a peer-advising program and student spaces such...

Author: By Brittney L. Moraski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gross: Grades Have Not Risen | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

Tackling the refugee crisis may be the Bush Administration's best chance to repair some of the damage to U.S. prestige caused by the Iraq war. After the fall of Saigon, Congress bucked public opinion and embraced its obligation to Indochinese asylum seekers, using refugee aid to countries like Thailand and Laos to build relationships and counter the spread of communism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Confronting Iraq's Exodus | 3/2/2007 | See Source »

...Israeli soldiers as a "pretext" to re-occupy Lebanon. Though opponents mocked Siniora for kissing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's cheek during her shuttle to Beirut, behind closed doors the two sparred over how to end the war. At one point, Siniora says, he retorted to a Rice aide: "This is my position. Even if they are going to shell the Sérail, I am not moving." Siniora says he welcomes American support, like Washington's pledge of $1 billion in aid, so long as it doesn't compromise his country's rights. "I'm a pragmatic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Standing His Ground | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

...addition to spacing out project deadlines, Senior Project Manager for the BRA Gerald Autler said that having smaller, issue-specific meetings would also aid the review period of Harvard’s plans...

Author: By Laura A. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Plans Postponed For Art Museum | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

...standing in view of the escalator when the woman fell. She said that at approximately 6:40 p.m. she saw the woman fall backward down the escalator, hitting her head several times along the way. Immediately after the fall, a few bystanders came to the women’s aid and called 911, Pumpkin said. Pumpkin said attempts to revive the woman continued for at least 15 minutes, but that her hands were blue when she was put loaded an ambulance. The Cambridge Police Department referred all questions to the MBTA police. The incident comes exactly one week after...

Author: By Jamison A. Hill, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Woman Falls Down Subway Escalator | 2/28/2007 | See Source »

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