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...added. Some students said they worry Ziccardi’s departure may make it more difficult for students to find media jobs. “She had a lot of connections in the area, which is always a huge factor in terms of finding positions,” said Colin S. Twomey ’07, president of the Harvard Independent. “In that respect, her absence will definitely be detrimental.” Adam C. Estes ’07, president of Current Magazine, said Ziccardi’s departure will negatively effect...
...along, but now the rest of the nation is finally taking notice: Cambridge is a great place for youths. Cambridge was honored last month as one of the 100 best Communities for Young People by America’s Promise, an alliance founded by former secretary of state Colin L. Powell to help children succeed. Cambridge was chosen from over 1,000 communities around the country, according to Mike McGill, managing editor for America’s Promise. America’s Promise recognized Cambridge’s efforts in five areas: involvement of supportive adults, safe places for growth...
...scores by more than 200 points. In 1993, even Harvard was found to have overstated its SAT scores by 15 points. Furthermore, a large component of the U.S. News rankings—25 percent—are peer rankings. In the November 2005 issue of the Atlantic Monthly, Colin Diver, the president of Reed College, said that some schools routinely rated their peer institutions into the bottom tier so as to propel themselves upwards. A proliferation of rankings without peer evaluations might lead colleges to more honestly evaluate other institutions...
...Ronald Reagan did to shore up his White House in the final years-bring in a team of terrific managers, people with credibility from Day One." Faced with the Iran-contra scandal, Reagan brought in Howard Baker and then Ken Duberstein as chiefs of staff, Frank Carlucci and then Colin Powell as National Security Advisers (Powell told Reagan, in no uncertain terms, that Lieut. Colonel Oliver North, who was running an illegal war from the White House basement, had to go). President Bush confronts nothing so threatening to his Administration as Iran-contra. But it's probably time to renovate...
...COLIN POWELL, 68 He served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as Secretary of State and founded America's Promise, which mentors youths...