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...report found that 56.6 percent of Harvard’s faculty did not have tenure on the horizon, slightly above the national average for private research universities, 54.6 percent...
...color of the beautiful “Catholic cloth”—a “soft wool, dyed very deep”—for which Isabelle resists Huguenot mores in buying from a peddlar. Blue is also the color of the distant horizon of the Cévennes mountains that Isabelle has left behind...
...remains unclear exactly what was decided in last Thursday’s meeting, and whether or not the subcommittee, chaired by Yale athletic director Thomas Beckett, will move forward with efforts to initiate a tournament, what is certain is that any potential change is still far off on the horizon. Getting the approval of the league’s athletic directors would be just the starting point of an arduous process that would ultimately end up with the eight Ivy presidents—and as one might recall from past musings on the lack of Ivy League inclusion...
...resolution. In fact, HR 810 sought to increase embryonic stem cell research by providing stricter ethical standards for such research. McCain voted for the resolution in order “to ensure that this research does not expand into ethically objectionable ground in balancing the promise on the foreseeable horizon of stem cell research with the protection of human life,” according to a press release from his web site. The Crimson regrets the error...
...want to be the very first to welcome the first day of the new year, Antarctica is the place to be. On any Jan. 1, the sun sits above the horizon the whole day across most of Antarctica. For a slightly more comfortable holiday vacation, head to the Chatham Islands. Kahuitara Point on Pitt Island in this Pacific Ocean chain is the first populated place on the planet to see the sun rise. You could do worse. The Chathams are known for their excellent fishing, wild scenery and easygoing lifestyle. They are also home to about 40 plant, 18 bird...