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Moreover, even Caltech’s president tells Golden that the school’s refusal to adopt a legacy-preference policy makes fundraising “a much, much harder thing.” At Cooper Union, meanwhile, school officials readily acknowledge that a legacy-preference policy would boost fundraising. “If we had legacy preference, we could buy a parcel and build a gym,” a Cooper vice president tells Golden. For Caltech and Cooper Union, pure meritocracy carries a high cost...
...outtake of food and drink are all so highly pleasurable—it’s just some of my favorite things. It’s a bit difficult in terms of getting up there. I’m short, so that was hard. I had to get a boost...
...complete surprise. “I couldn’t believe it, I thought it was a prank caller,” Eggan told the Associated Press (AP). Eggan, whose stem cell cloning research is controversial among pro-life activists, said that the grant gave his work a needed boost of confidence. “This is a field that has been much discussed. Its legitimacy, its importance have all been matters of public debate, and I think that a thoughtful nod from a group like the MacArthur Foundation sends a nod of support,” Eggan told...
...been historically challenging. Upon our return to school, however, a different perspective shed new light on an old problem: what if that stranger didn’t fit on the bed in the first place? In an innovative move, Currier House decided to give its collective GPA a boost by narrowing the mattresses of its residents. Sure, the new mattresses are only an inch-and-a-half narrower, but it’s an important inch-and-a-half. We applaud Currier for taking this initiative and salvaging the academic potential of its students (although it may be too late...
...love to give a fearlessness boost to all the security moms in America who last election were taken in by the Rovian fear-mongering rhetoric. Fear is a powerful, universal emotion - always there to be exploited, and has been a frighteningly effective sales pitch for the White House. That's why we need a major counteroffensive - a wide-ranging campaign to help spread fearlessness so as to inoculate the country against this shameful campaign strategy. Otherwise, we're going to once again succumb to our lizard brains and keep voting our fears - even as our logical brains tell us that...