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...juniors, who have to fill out a quiz on military tactics for homework, it is routine. The van ride to MIT, where ROTC classes for all three services take place, is a chance to hastily fill in their answers. “ROTC homework is basically an academic bottom feeder,” one cadet explains...
Just as important, they knew why they were eating it. In Milton's elegant phrase, "Solving dietary problems with your head is the trajectory of the primate order." Hominids grew big on meat, and smart on that lovely brain-feeder, glucose, which they got from fruit, roots and tubers. This diet of meat and glucose gave early man energy to burn--or rather, energy to play house, to sing and socialize, to make culture, art, war. And finally, about 10,000 years ago, to master agriculture and trade--which provided the sophisticated system that modern humans...
...home, 9,500 ft. above sea level, is a bright red frame house, with a hummingbird feeder, three or four cats, a chocolate Lab named Charma and a spectacular view of Pikes Peak. Visitors can see the plumes of the Hayman fire from the house, but the property is a model of caution. The firewood and the wood splitter are placed well away from the house, in accordance with Forest Service fireproofing guidelines. There's a golden eagle in the area; a black-bear sow comes and goes so freely it is practically a neighbor. Five times a week...
College counselors at Harvard’s feeder schools say the list is dominated by legacy candidates and those with other connections...
College counselors at Harvard’s feeder schools confirm that the list is dominated by legacy candidates and those with other connections...