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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...think students don’t stress as much about short answer questions—they don’t worry about making it as literary. Shorter answers are more about content than style...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Colleges Alter Application Processes | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

...prosecution’s case largely rested on phone records logging contact between Borukhova and Mallayev in the days leading up to the murder. Dershowitz questioned the content of those conversations yesterday, saying there was no proof that Borukhova directed Mallayev to kill her husband in those phone calls...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dershowitz Appeals NY Murder Verdict | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

...lose the ability to display their voice and writing skills with this new format. It was already a challenge for applicants to express themselves in a 500-word essay, but it is more difficult to do this in 200 words. Students will be forced to focus almost entirely on content, whereas in the traditional personal statement, they can display their true writing talent...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Losing the Essay | 10/7/2009 | See Source »

...percent of those surveyed could correctly define HPV before the show’s airing compared to 28 percent one week after its debut, Baer said. He added that, according to his figures, one in seven viewers contacted a healthcare provider in response to the show’s content...

Author: By Janie M. Tankard, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Baer Emphasizes Narrative | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

Thompson said that the Review was concerned about the financial implications of the decision to join JSTOR, noting that the funds that the Review receives from sublicensing its content to JSTOR are less than traditional revenue from print susbscriptions...

Author: By Julie M. Zauzmer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Review moves to JSTOR | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

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