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...while the editorial claimed that "the vast majority of Canadians feels no allegiance to Britain and believes in republican status for Canada," the matter is far more complex and public opinion polls show consistently ambivalent and sometimes conflicting feelings about the Canadians' allegiance to Britain. The Crimson regrets the error...
...editing error, the Feb. 7 story "Students Defect from Sciences" mischaracterized the words of biology professor Richard M. Losick. While the story said large lecture courses in the sciences have been proliferating—implying that the number of such courses has increased—the predominance of large science lectures is not a new trend. In fact, in a follow-up e-mail, Losick noted that the life sciences faculty has actually made attempts to move toward smaller concentrations in recent years...
...editing error, the Feb. 7 story, "Zeroing in on an HIV Vaccine" described T cells as being "antibody-producing." In fact, antibodies are produced by B cells, which, in turn, are stimulated by T cells...
...aide to Ronald Reagan, he was both an intellectual and a savvy technocrat. Yet the economist could be stubborn. After persuading Bush to reverse himself to reduce the deficit?a move that deeply damaged voters' trust and one that Bush called his biggest mistake?Darman maintained the error was tactical; the plan had just been badly presented. "I'm a long-term idealist and short-term realist," he said. Darman was 64 and had leukemia...
January 18's staff editorial "McCain for Republican Nominee" stated that Leon Wisseltier was the author of a piece in The New Republic. In fact, the author's name is spelled Leon Wieseltier. The Crimson regrets the error...