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Over the last few years, college applicants have increasingly considered early programs an attractive application method; early notification of admittance can settle a student’s worries about acceptance and eliminate the burden of additional applications. Yet not all early programs are created equal. Binding Early Decision programs limit student choice and instead favor colleges by allowing them to choose with certainly a subsection of applicants who will be required to enroll. In contrast, Early Action programs are non-binding; they thus provide flexibility, allowing students to apply to other colleges without the added pressure of a matriculation obligation...
...renegade artist wears the heavier burden of spokesman for the post-bubble, beaten generation. Huge crowds greeted his appearance at a Tokyo "Be-in" peace rally recently. And Tsuyoshi's opinion is now sought out on everything from music to politics to fashion...
...lyrics: “The oil is spitting in the saucepan / I squeeze the sponge and let the cat out / Oh, my head sounds like that.” Gabriel is never boring to listen to, but when none of the songs is much shorter than seven minutes, the burden of listening to an entire rendition of how his head sounds is more pain than it’s worth. If Gabriel realizes his sonic experiments on the outer limits of pop much more interesting than how his head sounds, his next album will do his stunning voice and talent...
...seeking to reduce the Core’s burden, a second major change came only last year with the number of total requirements reduced...
...most pressure-packed job on the entire Harvard women’s soccer team fell on two freshmen’s shoulders this fall.Now, with possible postseason play approaching, that burden may fall to just...