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...financial situation was imperative.” As painful as the changes were, they may have benefited the institute in the long-term. Radcliffe performed especially well on an employee engagement survey conducted last year by the Office of Human Resources and Communications. The survey showed that Radcliffe scored highest in the University on measures of “local leadership,” according to Mary O’Brien, a representative at the office. “Her first responsibility was to the Radcliffe Institute, and she carried out that responsibility with a strong hand...

Author: By Gracye Y. Cheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Chainsaw Drew' | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

...abide so deeply. Despite our newfound skepticism, we hold fast to the most fundamental of our original complaints with the Core, and our original hopes for general education. Greater flexibility—including a vast number of departmental courses for Core, or General Education credit—still ranks highest on or list of priorities. And we remain optimistic that whatever finally emerges from the Faculty legislation can and should include such measures.Perhaps the most practical and most prudent proposal for general education is in fact a simple distribution requirement. Let us jettison the passé “modes...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: General Re-Education | 5/1/2007 | See Source »

After captain Brendan Byrne played his final Ivy League games, coach Joe Walsh had the highest of his praises for the outgoing senior...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Byrne, Seniors Take Final Bows | 4/30/2007 | See Source »

...Nonagenarians like Okamura are hardly unusual in today's graying Japan, where 20.2% of the population is older than 65 - the world's highest proportion of that demographic. But few of Okamura's peers are as healthy as he is, and as the proportion of elderly in Japan increases - it could reach 40% by 2052 - the health care costs could be crippling. Japan's low birthrate means that the large families that once took care of aged parents as a matter of course are now rare, and overburdened Japanese households are increasingly turning to the state for help. But with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan Braces for an Aging Tsunami | 4/30/2007 | See Source »

...before the invasion concerning the physical reconstruction that would follow. But regarding the political reconstruction of Iraq-how the country was to be administered and what role, if any, Iraqis would play in determining their political future-there was a great deal of spirited interagency discussion, often at the highest levels. Condi Rice and the vice president took an intense interest and often participated directly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Excerpt: Tenet Strikes Back | 4/29/2007 | See Source »

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