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...away city who (hopefully) tells you a story interesting and strange enough to fill your evening and make you drink more than you originally intended.THC: What do you think is the key to your popularity? JC: One of the great losses we incur growing up is the sense of wonder. When was the last time you said a word like “Wow!” out loud and in total astonishment? Children live in a sense of wonder all the time, but as we grow older we learn saying loud wow’s is not a cool...

Author: By Rebecca A. Schuetz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Carroll Doesn’t Give Up ‘Ghost’ | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...Project’s substantial salaries will attract better candidates to the teaching profession, allowing it to acquire the prestige it deserves. The Equity Project also makes use of performance-based bonuses, which represent an essential means to incentivize good teaching. Ideally, The Equity Project, which plans to eventually grow to 28 teachers and 480 students, will provide an answer to the educational woes of its pupils. But regardless, we hope that its innovative approach is contagious, and shakes the American educational establishment out of its collective slumber...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The Real Risk Is Not Taking One | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...several tracks Oasis proves that it still has a gift for towering, arena-friendly tunes. "I'm Outta Time" is rock balladry at its shameless best--with an emotional guitar lead and a sweeping, sing-along chorus: "If I am to go/ In my heart you grow." Good luck resisting it, even if there is a needlessly appended sample from Lennon's final radio interview. "Ain't Got Nothin'" takes the band out of its midtempo sweet spot with an erratic snare drum that refuses to settle into a predictable rhythm. It's like "Helter Skelter" but faster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monkey and Beatles | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

Despite months of market turmoil, Harvard’s endowment returned 8.6 percent for the year ending June 30, growing to $36.9 billion—the largest endowment total in higher education. Many other wealthy universities—including Yale, Princeton, Stanford, and MIT—have seen their endowments grow, albeit at a slower pace, even as the stock market has crashed...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks and Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Rep Pushes Payout Bill | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...girls over seven years is 54%, compared to 75% for boys. In India's northern Hindi-speaking states, girls' literacy rates are particularly low, ranging between 33% and 50%. Far more girls fail to complete their education - or even enroll. "I want to be a VIP when I grow up," says Priya Verma, 11, to a burst of laughter all around. "That is why I want to study from bhaiyya... I know he will help me get good marks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India's Grass-Roots Teachers | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

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