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...would thus be a positive force countering the lingering Eurocentrism in American history if there were at least one holiday commemorating and celebrating Native Americans. Some states like South Dakota and Alabama have already taken the initiative to rename Columbus Day within their own borders, but, on the national level, Columbus Day is still a federal holiday, which should no longer be the case. Replacing Columbus Day with a holiday celebrating Native American culture will do much to bring this country to the realization that its history consists of many episodes less wholesome than the common image—real...
...floor level, and the mattress Tempur-Pedic. And again, the cubes appear. Pinker arranges his shirts and clothes in cubes. He points out a favorite shirt with “Science is Sexy” emblazoned on the front...
While Harvard came up short offensively, a positive aspect of the game was Tassopoulos’ stellar performance in goal. The freshman was recently named Ivy League Rookie of the Week and has been consistently rising to the test of college-level play...
...have a losing record, but we’ve been progressing,” Tassopoulos agreed. “We’ve played top schools like UMass, Michigan, and now BU, and have kept the games tight. We’re really stepping up and playing to their level...
...doctors has become "catastrophic," says Dr. Joseph Stubbs, president of the Philadelphia-based American College of Physicians, one of the nation's largest medical organizations. "If things continue as they are," says Stubbs, "by 2025, the U.S. will be 45,000 primary-care physicians short." That dearth of first-level preventive care will push even more U.S. patients to costlier secondary care like specialists and emergency rooms, which threatens to nullify any appreciable cost savings that Congress might pull out of its hat this fall. "If we fill the primary-care void," Stubbs estimates, "we could keep annual health-care...