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...closely matched, Crimson center Brain Cusworth and his Colgate counterpart, Marc Daniels, are not. Statistically, Cusworth average more points, rebounds, and blocks per game than Daniels, giving Harvard a distinct advantage down low. Cusworth, the school record holder in blocked shots, has racked up 12 rejections in 2006. For comparison, Daniels has two. But this is not even the most glaring difference between the two players: While Cusworth scores a team-high 17.2 points per game, Daniels is lagging far behind with an average of 3.8. In addition to this frontcourt mismatch, the Crimson has one other thing going...
...million from venture capitalists in 2001 to start an online education company, Schoolsnet.com, which is the top resource for educators in the United Kingdom. At Harvard, Tom started the successful Swipe for Darfur campaign and has launched CrimsonReading.org, an extraordinary website where Harvard students can save money by comparison shopping for their textbooks. Tom knows how to make things happen—his records in the private sector and here at Harvard prove...
Cambridge’s entire war chest amounts to $7.95 billion, but two-thirds of this is owned and managed autonomously by its 31 colleges, complicating attempts to centrally manage its funds. The total figure still pales in comparison to Harvard’s $29.2-billion and Yale’s $18-billion endowments...
...those of some Chinese cities. Last week, Beijing was forced to close highways and delay flights in and out of its airports due to a choking, opaque haze, while its air-pollution index reached 414 out of a possible 500-a level even Chinese authorities described as "hazardous." By comparison, Hong Kong's troubles seemed almost enviable...
...Measure of a Nation Your story "America by the Numbers" [Nov. 6] was an interesting and thought-provoking way to commemorate the U.S. population's reaching 300 million. But I was struck by the comparison of the map illustrating the Electoral College votes in the 2004 presidential election and the "purple" map showing how people actually voted by county. When I look at those maps, there's little wonder why voter turnout in U.S. elections is embarrassingly low. Why bother to vote when a simple majority is all that is needed for an entire state's Electoral College votes...