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...kite theory evokes a rolling of eyes, however, from professional Egyptologists, most of whom believe the pyramid builders used ramps. Many of these experts are weary of amateurs' pushing bizarre theories that often involve space aliens. "Even if Caltech demonstrates you can lift heavy blocks using kites, that doesn't prove the Egyptians could have built a pyramid that way," says Edward Brovarski, an Egyptologist at Brown University. Mark Lehner, a Harvard archaeologist widely regarded as the leading U.S. expert on the pyramids, was so appalled at the kite theory that he declined comment. Zahi Hawass, Under Secretary of State...
...Caltech, with its wealth of lab facilities and a 3:1 student-to-faculty ratio, spends more than double what Harvard, Princeton and Yale spend on each student...
...Nothing changed at Caltech from last year to this year," says Caltech Vice Provost David L. Goodstein. "Things just changed at U.S. News...
Charlene Leibau, director of admissions at Caltech, says her office has already received three calls from students who had "selected other schools over Caltech but wanted to have their admission reactivated...
Theresa Davis, director of the Caltech Alumni Fund, says that her office has actively brought the ranking to the attention of alumni when it solicits contributions...