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...enrollment figures, but a historical studies Core on capitalism has ballooned to more than four times its previous size. Ec 10, the popular name for Social Analysis 10, “Principles of Economics,” packs Sanders Theatre this semester with 736 undergraduates, despite a drop-off of more than 200 students from first semester. The course still has more than two times the number of undergraduates registered for the next largest course, Historical Study B-49, “History of American Capitalism.” Beren Professor of Economics N. Gregory Mankiw wrote...
Most of the action is among those 50 to 69. "There's a big drop-off after age 70 in the number who are connected," says Susannah Fox, associate editorial director at Pew. Still, she says, there has been significant growth among the most senior Americans, especially for things like getting health information and doing financial research...
...elected governor, has met with Obama and encouraged him to run. More than most politicians, Wilder knows personally how difficult it can be for a black candidate; during his gubernatorial campaign, the gap between his numbers in the final polls and in the actual election showed such a dramatic drop-off that it became known as the "Wilder Effect." "I know there are people who don't think an African-American can win the Presidency," said Wilder. "I cut through a lot of that with one simple answer: Barack Obama can win the Presidency of the United States...
...would never dream of testing the authorities' patience. In Bangladesh a hospital seems to be an invitation to make as much noise as possible. Outside a hospital in Dhaka, waiting to interview an academic who was temporarily incapacitated, I noticed each driver in line to get into the small drop-off area was letting off steam by blasting their horns and shouting abuse at the people ahead of them. Conducting it all was a guard with a piercing metal whistle which never left his mouth. "Not the most peaceful place," agreed TIME's Dhaka stringer Haroon Habib when he arrived...
Knowing the reputation, Kominers kept an unofficial tally of last year’s drop-off: “Last year, we had 51 students the first day, 31 students the second day, 24 for the next four days, 23 for two more weeks, and then 21 for the rest of the first semester after the fifth Monday...