Word: core
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...need to perfect and enhance the core mission of involvement and engagement with the undergraduates of Harvard,” Purcell said. “There are undoubtedly areas in which we can break new ground, but we need to focus our main attempts on the undergraduates...
...dean of undergraduate education did not oversee the Core Curriculum but was responsible for many of the academic issues Harris will take care of. Both individuals reported directly to the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...news for Facebook: It lost its functional second in command today. Matt Cohler, 31, who oversees the Facebook "product" and is generally perceived to be the core of the original management team, is joining Benchmark Capital, a powerful Bay Area venture capital firm...
...data indicate there are fewer young drinkers, but a greater proportion of them are hard-core drinkers. Parents have helped create this paradox. Many parents seem torn between two competing impulses: officially, most say in surveys that they oppose any drinking by those under 21. But unofficially many also seem to think kids will be kids--after all, not so long ago, they were themselves drinking as teens. A few of these parents have even allowed their kids to have big drunken parties at home...
Behind this position is a political calculation that says less about Obama's own affection for the town-hall format than his campaign's determination to maintain its core advantages through the summer. If this election is decided by crowd size, teleprompters and televised speeches, Obama will almost certainly win in November. But if McCain brings Obama to his level, where the Republican can shine, then the outcome is anyone's guess...