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...Though federal prosecutors did not press charges on these allegations, and the NBA just released an independent report that refutes Donaghy's claims, the damage to referee credibility was done. "We were shaken," says Crawford, who himself came under fire in the spring of 2007 for jawing with and unnecessarily ejecting San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan from a game. (Crawford was suspended for the 2007 playoffs, and he now admits that he "overreacted" with Duncan.) Crawford, describing the blow to his profession's reputation, says, "It was almost like you were in shock. You find yourself constantly defending yourself...
...freeze. We are appreciative of such a promise. We do, however, lament that the funding freeze will broadly constrain educational improvements. Although special-needs education is an exceptional case, there are many faults with the general education system that we believe extra funding would help fix.According to a study done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, autism spectrum disorders are 10 times as prevalent today as they were in the 1980s. This amplification also translates to other disabilities; unfortunately, the increase in children diagnosed with special needs comes attendant to a public school system that simply fails...
...thing” and perform better after their first year—including herself. “Numerous students...thought that applying it midstream would further highlight their first-year grades and deprive them of a chance to show that they could do better than they had done under the traditional system,” Kagan wrote in the e-mail. While a majority of second-year students said that they would have preferred that the new grading scheme go into effect immediately, so that they would have two years to take advantage of its benefits, Kagan wrote that...
...Wherever I’m at, the surroundings affect my state of mind,” Batt says. “I choose to make sure my room looks nice. I can’t help it—otherwise, I just can’t get stuff done...
...biggest private equity sales ever by an endowment, might not go through because HMC’s position is still comfortable enough that it would not have to accept a sale at a less-than-favorable price. “No one’s done well lately, but in the private equity market, there are some desperate cases,” he said. “Harvard is not one of them.” —Staff writer Wyatt P. Gleichauf can be reached at wgleich@fas.harvard.edu...