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...Kubodera may be an exceptional student, but his decision to seek higher education overseas is all too common among Japanese youth these days. Japan's universities have fallen on hard times, their reputations so dented that many ambitious students no longer consider them even as a last resort. Beset by international competition, hampered by outmoded curriculums and cloistered, change-resistant administrations, universities are seeing enrollment and tuition revenues decline. The total number of higher-ed students in Japan fell from 2.87 million in 2005 to 2.83 million last year, a loss of some 37,000, according to Japan's Education...
...gets why newspapers endorse presidential candidates. First, what makes endorsements different from editorials? Second, I'm interested in whom my local paper endorses because I feel its staffers have been around the candidates, digging into the facts. Stengel's question speaks volumes about how far our expectations have fallen when it comes to newspapers. Ryan Hagen, NEW YORK CITY...
...more than a year, Democrats have enjoyed a considerable enthusiasm advantage over Republicans by almost any measure, including turnout and fund raising. Even the percentage of Americans who identify themselves with the Republicans has fallen to 39%, according to Gallup, compared to 52% who identify with the Democrats. The McCain campaign is aware of the challenge. "We understand that we have got to get the base enthusiastic," explained Charlie Black, a lobbyist and senior advisor to the McCain campaign. But Black says he is not worried about the crowds. "Some of the biggest rallies in political history were for George...
Smith added that he was surprised that Eliot, “perennially known as a good House,” stooped to such levels. “Eliot has fallen from grace,” he said...
...afternoon, the second four-goal game in row for the freshman. She put up four tallies against Holy Cross last weekend and was named Rookie of the Week on WomensLax.com for her performance against the Crusaders. UMass came into the game with consecutive losses against nationally ranked teams, having fallen to both No. 3 Maryland and No. 15 Boston University. Harvard knew that UMass, wanting to end its losing streak, was going to play an intense game. “We knew UMass was a very physical team,” Martin said. “They were coming...