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Isn’t Harvard a wonderful place? We have waffles with alma mater seals, Professor Sandel, gates that invite you to “grow in wisdom,” and, of course, a deep commitment to equal opportunity. That last ideal, in particular, permeates every aspect of campus policy, from need-blind admissions to anonymous grading. But few initiatives are as important as one undertaken by the Accessible Education Office...
...intensive four-year fraternity experience created 13 years ago by concerned SigEp leaders to shift the center of life in the houses from beer-soaked blowouts to activities that promote healthy living and self-respect. To eliminate hazing, the program does away with the pledge system--all recruits are equal members from Day One. Alcohol is allowed, but booze-free activities are encouraged. The George Washington University chapter does yoga together. At Miami University in Ohio, fraternity brothers learn how to salsa-dance and cook traditional Mexican meals...
...Bisexuality Weeks Mallory R. Hellman ’08 said she did not like the term. “I don’t think that it’s inclusive enough,” she said. “If bisexuality is, in the strictest sense, being equally attracted to men and women—that’s a very conventional, straightforward, limited definition.” Ochs encouraged a loose definition of the term bisexual. “When we try to over-define bisexuality as exactly equal attraction to two sexes, all the time...
...things being equal, atrial fibrillation is a relatively benign condition as long as it can be controlled. Indeed, says Dr. Calvin Weisberger, a regional chief of cardiology for Kaiser Permanente, about 8% to 10% of people over age 80 have a history of atrial fibrillation. Mr. Whittington's atrial fibrillation could be due to his age, the stress of the accident, or the biochemical response of the heart to the pellet...
...extremely important,” Cooper, who teaches the class of 28 said. “Either I would have to give the same exam a second time and there is a possibility of cheating, or I would have to write another exam and the grades may not be equal.” He also said that the possibility of the midterm coinciding with the due date is small, because most economics concentrators do not write theses. The Economics department requires only students wanting high or highest honors to write theses. According to the Office of the Registrar, there...