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...interview last week, HSPH Dean Barry R. Bloom said that fewer than half of the students at the school currently receive aid from HSPH funds and only 60 percent receive any aid from the University, a figure that includes the CitiAssist program...
...Groton—which maintains even today an effective classical language requirement—ensured its graduates had substantial exposure to both languages. Harvard even retained its admission requirement of three years of Latin, or two of Greek, well into the second half of the twentieth century.In 2007, fewer than 40 students counted the Classics as their concentration, and expectedly only a slim number of those outside the department included any study of Greek and Latin among their coursework. This dearth of classical learning at the nation’s most prestigious university is no doubt lamentable—especially...
...many definitions of the word "hack" is a clever solution for a computer gram. When writing code, that is, the fewer steps the better; simplicity is key. One can't help but think of that every time Steve Jobs unveils a new Apple product...
...register but never defines that term, youth-voter advocates say it's no accident that registrars' rulings are often strictest in small towns, where students could potentially swing a local election. In 2004, after a voter drive registered 2,000 William and Mary students in Williamsburg - home to fewer than 12,000 residents - the local registrar announced that students no longer had domicile and could not vote there. "If you're a homeless person, you're allowed to write down the landmarks that you live around," says Zach Pilchen, president of College Democrats at William and Mary, pointing...
...Grabbing hold of the momentum, Harvard then utilized consistent serving, a bevy of offensive plays, and momentum-killing defense to go on a 14-4 run and prevent the shutout.The Crimson kept up its efforts throughout the fourth game, which proved to be tighter and filled with fewer offensive streaks than the third. With the score even at 13-13, freshman Anne Carroll Ingersoll slammed the ball down on the Eli’s court to give the Crimson a lead it would not relinquish. Aided by five McKinley kills, Harvard jumped out to an early lead in the fifth...