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...single quotation or personal citation of any Harvard authority in support of the notion that Harvard's policy towards opening undergraduate programs is driven mainly by Title IX considerations. Indeed, the following excerpts from the e-mail I sent The Crimson during reporting of the story assert exactly the opposite: "[Harvard] might do many things that are not understood to be mandated under Title IX. It has never been Harvard's objective to do the minimum that Title IX requires in terms of gender equity." In fact, I specifically stated that the College does not fall back on Title...
While the world might take some comfort in attributing Kaczynski's deeds to illness rather than ill will, he is actively opposed to lending such comfort. He has written a book, Truth Versus Lies (to be published by Context Books in New York City), its chief aim is to assert his sanity. The book does not address the Unabomber crimes (nor does Kaczynski in person, for he is seeking a retrial and doesn't wish to damage his slim chances), but it is the most thorough accounting of his life to date...
...screams "Espresso" on the window of the shop, vaulting the otherwise unchanged 50s era exterior into the 90s. Edmund Morris has just ordered scrambled eggs and ham, a blueberry muffin and a cappuccino. "I think the cappuccino has all the necessary ingredients of the continuation of life," he'll assert later in the day, and insists on buying me one. The cappuccino is handed to us in paper cups, having shot, fully formed, out of a large brown machine with the push of a finger. If Mr. Morris noticed this lack of sophistication, which, considering the level of observation shown...
...controversy surrounding the promotion of junior faculty is not unique to the Astronomy Department, of course, but astronomy faculty members assert that no other department in FAS has turned away the caliber of junior faculty as has the astronomy department...
...boils down to familiar ground: diversified portfolios are superior and safe if held for long periods. A growing awareness of that idea is bringing more investors into the market at ever higher prices, inflating the average stock's price-to-earnings multiple from 10 to 30, and, the authors assert, soon...