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Freshman keeper Katie Zacarian made nine saves on the day to earn her second consecutive shutout. She held strong early in the game when Yale, led by senior Christine Anthony, made it difficult for Harvard to escape its own end in the opening minutes. Twice, the Bulldogs sent the ball across the mouth...
...where he worked [NATION, Sept. 25] referred incorrectly to employment statistics at the lab. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up only 5.7% of the lab's scientific and technical personnel, and the proportion in management positions is 2%. In addition, we said a study showed that Asian Americans earn lower salaries than their Anglo counterparts. The study found there were no significant salary differences...
...many dual-career families, both parents are victims of what Williams calls "the great American speedup." The resulting stress falls disproportionately on mothers, who continue to shoulder the majority of child care and housework. When pressures reach the bursting point, married mothers, who earn 69% of what married fathers earn and may face gender-based hurdles to reaching their full professional potential, opt to reduce or eliminate their paid work...
...this age when Harvard is able to earn a 30 percent return on its $19 billion endowment in a single year, while something like one quarter of the world's population tries to survive on less than a dollar a day, organizations like these represent the only thing standing between this University and a complete abrogation of its responsibilities to humanity...
...business. That the lyrics of his favorite song, Puff the Magic Dragon, may contain a hidden metaphor comes as an unwelcome surprise to him. That a suggestion that his affection for his daughters, especially Pam (Teri Polo), may be touched by feelings that would make Oedipus blush could earn you termination with maximum prejudice--as the beta male candidate for her affections, the unfortunately named Greg Focker (Ben Stiller), learns...