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November broke some economic records, like the biggest drop in same-store sales, the largest decline in home values, and the longest decline in purchases since record keeping began. A record that probably drew less attention, though, was the one-day sales record for a computer game. In a month when, despite holiday shopping, retail sales actually fell 1.8 percent, Blizzard sold 2.8 million copies of their new World of Warcraft expansion, “Wrath of the Lich King,” at $40 a pop and in just...
...platforms of Undergraduate Council presidential candidates promise academic change. They promise to alter the way freshman courses are graded and to extend the deadline to add or drop courses. Two of the insider tickets have platform points that would mean major changes in the Registrar’s office. The platform of Andrea R. Flores ’10 suggests changing freshman grading to “pass/no record”, similar to the system at MIT. Benjamin P. Schwartz ’10 advocates in his presidential platform extending the add/drop deadline from five weeks to eight weeks. Both...
...tomorrow’s game is a tough task, but one factor working in Harvard’s favor is the depth of the team. The Crimson has shown so far that it can play as many as ten different players throughout the game, with little drop-off from the starters to the reserves. “We played 10 guys tonight and I anticipate we’re going to have to continue to use our bench, especially now, after double-overtime,” Amaker said after the Northeastern game. “[We have just] a couple...
...After his first semester as president, we had the highest drop-out rate I’ve ever seen,” Flores added, referring to the high turnover rate among UC representatives...
...depressed stocks, weakening property prices and growing job losses, are choosing to put new car purchases on hold. In November, cars sales plummeted 10% from a year earlier, according to state media. U.S.-based research firm J.D. Power predicts passenger vehicle sales will grow 8% this year, a big drop from the 24% growth in 2007. Next year will be even worse. J.D. Power forecasts sales will contract by 1% in 2009. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...