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...drop-off in fear has accompanied an enormous reduction in cases of influenza-like symptoms among students. While UHS treated 900 such cases in the fall of 2009, there have been only 13 since...

Author: By Evan T. R. Rosenman and Helen X. Yang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Fear of H1N1 Has Abated, Poll Says | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

...native country’s lack of an education that encourages critical thinking is the main reason that I decided to further pursue my education abroad. The liberal education environment that universities in the U.S. offer is truly unmatched. Flexibility among courses and tracks of study cultivate a stronger and healthier environment for the student regardless of the field he or she decides to practice. At a university in the U.S., I am able to widen my intellectual horizons, to follow my true passions, and most importantly, I am able to work alongside my fellow students to achieve my full...

Author: By TALAL M. ALHAMMAD | Title: The Education Dilemma in Saudi Arabia | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

...also planning to campaign in Cambridge, which is home to two City Councillors and a local lawyer who are among the candidates vying for the State Senate seat, according to Alpert...

Author: By Julie M. Zauzmer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Former Mayor Simmons To Run for Senate | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

...better known for its fog and eerie fields of pumpkins. Advertisers figured out swiftly that nothing sells better to the youth market than the heroic (and rebellious) image of a lone surfer eluding an awful pounding by nature at her nastiest. This year's contest is sponsored by, among others, a whiskey distiller, a telecommunications giant and a private-equity fund - enterprises that, on the surface, have little to do with either water or sports. Clark has since broken with the contest organizers, explaining to TIME, "I don't want to lose the whole reason why we surf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Surfing Super Bowl: Facing the Mavericks | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

...through anti-immigrant proposals. Last year, for instance, the Swiss People's Party (SVP) sponsored an initiative to ban the building of minarets on mosques - a proposal opponents decried as anti-Muslim and hateful. The ban was approved by more than 57% of voters, but there's been talk among Muslim groups about challenging it in court. The Swiss parliament can declare an initiative invalid only if it violates international law. This last happened in 1996, when legislators halted an SVP initiative calling for the deportation of asylum seekers to their countries of origin. (See TIME's photo-essay "Abused...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lawyers for Animals? Up for a Vote in Switzerland | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

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