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...This December, 125 members of the Class of 2010 registered as Government concentrators, a drop from 164 concentrators in the Class of 2009 and dramatically lower than the 236 concentrators in the Class of 2008. In sum, the College’s political scientists have seen a 48 percent decrease in the students who fill their lecture halls and seminar rooms over the last three years, leaving department administrators searching for answers...
...While the M4 isn’t even close to reliable in its current state, a simple and affordable solution is already on the market. Heckler & Koch, a widely respected German defense contractor, has developed a drop-in part called the HK416 that rectifies that vast majority of the M4’s problems. When pitted against the regular M4 in “torture tests” that involved exposing the weapons to sandy and dusty conditions, the HK416 was proven to be almost four times more reliable than the standard-issue carbine...
...segment of Harvard Medical International (HMI)—Harvard Medical School’s non-profit consulting subsidiary—that the University plans to transfer to Partners HealthCare will have to drop Harvard from its name at the end of 2012, according to an official familiar with the negotiations between Partners and Harvard...
...your reporting. But as a geriatric-care manager, I couldn't help noticing the lack of information about the elderly. I have witnessed wildly happy romances between men and women in their 80s and 90s, even those with physical difficulties or dementia. My hope is that we can drop any archaic stigmas about this phase of life and realize that it is never too late for love and companionship. Ellen D. Waldman, ASHLAND...
...Quakers, coming off three straight Ivy League championships, are poised for a big drop-off this season, having lost last year’s star seniors in two-time Ivy League Player of the Year Ibrahim Jaaber and All-Ivy forward Mark Zoller...