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...back to the numbers. Sure, they confirm what everyone involved in the debate is willing to concede, but it's the size of the disparity that's surprising. And since early applicants are more likely to be admitted, it does seem to support Harvard President Derek Bok's claim that early admissions "advantage the advantaged." Of course, there are several legitimate counterpoints to that, primary of which is Stanford Provost John Etchemendy's IRS analogy in his Times op-ed, which concludes: There is nothing about early admissions, in itself, that gives an advantage to those who apply early...
Readers will want Sittenfeld to confirm that Hannah’s—and our own—trepidations about love will not keep her away from it forever...
...database, and after comparing the lab work done in the two states, says Griffin, the CDC realized the cases could be traced to the same subtype of E. coli, which suggested that the illnesses had a common cause - bagged spinach. After more investigation on Thursday to confirm the source, including trying to come up with the actual brand or brands responsible, the CDC decided on Thursday afternoon to issue its warning to consumers on bagged spinach. "We're still very early in this investigation," she told TIME. "New information in coming in constantly...
...schedule of the Soldier’s Field loop shuttle. I then took Tempesta’s second piece of advice: calling 617-495-0400 to find out what time the shuttles were actually running. The number had not been advertised yet this year. Upon calling to re-confirm the schedule, however, I was told by the dispatcher that there was no shuttle running on the weekend schedule, as Tempesta had said. As I write this article, I still have no idea whether there will be a shuttle tonight to bring me back to the Yard—or over...
...lunch-hour shooting spree at Dawson left one woman dead and 20 wounded before police officers fatally shot 25-year-old gunman Kimveer Gill, of Fabreville, north of Montreal. Anastasia Desousa, 18, of Montreal, was pronounced dead at the scene, although police would not confirm her identity. Police said Gill's car was found parked near Dawson. Investigators have ruled out terrorism and racial or gender targeting, and are searching for a motive in what seems to be developing into Canada's Columbine shooting...