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...with an unprecedented budget crisis. In the e-mail, Hammonds acknowledged the potential safety hazards that students had raised at the town hall meetings, but she also reaffirmed that the proposal came after a “thorough review of the safety implications”—a claim that both students and House officials saw as insufficient. According to Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith, slashing late-night shuttle services was one of the budget cuts that College administrators did not “flag” beforehand in anticipation of widespread student...
That's especially true when it comes to DVDs and videos marketed to enhance infant development; many claim to work by encouraging parents and babies to engage and interact with each other as they watch. But the new study shows the opposite effect: whatever the programming, the ultimate outcome of television noise is to inhibit verbal exchanges. In earlier work, Christakis also documented that baby DVDs and videos may even contribute to a drop in language acquisition in infants. That's partly why the American Academy of Pediatrics discourages television-watching for babies under...
...after they each complete their first year of graduate school. In over three years of dating, Mims and Crocker have studied abroad together for a semester in St. Andrew’s, Scotland, and spent three long days crabbing and taught themselves how to shuck crabs. And, the two claim they make a fierce Beirut team. Mims has not one but two engagement rings. When Crocker asked for her parents’ permission over the summer, they told him to ask them again in a month, at which point he gave her a family heirloom ring. After asking her parents...
...Harvard wrestling team stormed back from a knee injury that robbed him of a 2007-08 season, refusing to miss a beat after an entire year on the sidelines.Rather than appear tentative in his return to the mat, Caputo simply dominated his opponents, winning five straight matches to claim the Binghamton Brute Open title at 184 lbs, earning a top-10 ranking that would remain all season.But the junior was just getting started. Caputo led the Crimson in wins with a 34-8 record—the fifth-most victories in Harvard history. The standout also notched his 103rd career...
...recent weeks, Campbell has told multiple media outlets that Harvard’s decision to bar her from graduation was unfounded and motivated by bias. While she is not making an “overall claim of racism,” she told The Globe, “I do believe I am being singled out...I’m black and I’m poor and I’m from New York and I walk a certain way and I keep my clothes a certain way,” she said. “It?...