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...income levels have risen over time - in the U.S. and European nations, for example - residents of those countries have not reported being any happier than people were 30 or 40 years ago. It's a paradox that while income and happiness may be associated within a population at any given moment, overall economic growth does not appear to correspond to a boost in national satisfaction over time. (See a gallery of things money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: Money Isn't Everything — But Status Is! | 3/23/2010 | See Source »

...Given the sensible and encouraging reforms offered by the Ad Board report, it is a shame that it took so long for the report to be released. We hope that the College will go so far as to institute some form of student participation in the Ad Board process. While it is true that change is better late than never, we might point out that sooner, rather than later, is ideal...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Better Board | 3/23/2010 | See Source »

TDEP have been around for almost 14 years—a minor miracle given the relentless energy their music demands. They play mathcore, a punk-metal hybrid that demands two things of its musicians: world-class time-keeping ability, and the belief that repeating a riff is risking stagnation. Not surprisingly, TDEP are virtuosi whose ability to maneuver odd time signatures at harrowing speeds is nonpareil. However, bands that work within a genre as schizophrenic as mathcore must be more than top-notch musicians. They must also be tasteful—too many blasts of guitar noise, time signature changes...

Author: By Mark A. Fusunyan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Dillinger Escape Plan | 3/23/2010 | See Source »

Administrators will take into account the impact of last year’s recession on donors when determining fundraising goals, Faust said. But given the time elapsed since the last capital campaign, the University needs to move forward on a capital campaign despite recent economic turbulence, she added...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University Plans Capital Campaign | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

Attaining All-American status was only the crowning jewel on the co-captain’s already-decorated college career. The Phoenix, Ariz. native has received the Sharon Beckman Award, given to Harvard’s most outstanding swimmer, for two consecutive seasons. In her main event—the 1,650 free—Clarke has posted top-30 finishes at the NCAA championships all four years. Although she is the first female Crimson swimmer to gain All-American status since 2006, Clarke is the first to specifically do so in the 1,650 in over 18 years...

Author: By Aparajita Tripathi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Clarke Named All-American at NCAA Championships | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

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