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...eliminated for budgetary reasons. This time period is a valuable opportunity for Harvard to offer supplementary courses for students. The school’s new proposal for a week of programming next year at the end of winter break is simply insufficient compared to, for example, the extensive four-week program MIT offers. Harvard should continue to expand its offerings during January until we have a program that is long enough to provide students with a more comprehensive and deep academic experience. Until then, the administration should broaden its support for students who want to remain on campus during January...
...effect of this spat has been to push the euro to a four-week low against the dollar as investors fret over the uncertain prospect of support for Greece. The euro closed on Tuesday at $1.35, down from a high of $1.51 in November. "The leaders are hardening positions but not for a clearly thought-out purpose," says Fredrik Erixon, director of the Brussels-based European Centre for International Political Economy. "It looks more like a chicken farm than anything else...
...committee members suggested providing more structured January programming, similar to MIT’s four-week January “Independent Activities Period,” though it seemed unlikely the College would undertake such a project in the current fiscal climate...
...mentioned MIT’s “Independent Activities Period,” their equivalent of Harvard’s J-Term. During the four-week period in January, MIT offers a mix of activities—including science fiction marathons, whisky tastings, and tango workshops—and a few classes for credit...
Women in the flibanserin group self-reported 2.8 sexually satisfying events in the four-week baseline period; in the final four weeks of the 24-week study period, those women reported 4.5 sexually satisfying events, a more than 50% increase. Women in the placebo group reported an increase from 2.7 events to 3.7. The difference in effect between flibanserin and the placebo - about 0.8 sexually satisfying events - was statistically significant, the drug company said, and the side effects from the drug, which included dizziness and fatigue, among others, were mild to moderate and transient...