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...don’t see any likelihood that the number will be changed,” said McGrath, who herself transfered to Radcliffe College from Wellesley in 1967. “It’s not a question of exception...
Expectant parents, spare a thought for Mrs. Jacob Nufer, who in 1500 found herself in agonizing labor. More than a dozen midwives of the Swiss town where she lived had tended to her for days, with no sign of the baby. Facing the likelihood of losing mother and child, and in the absence of any surgeons, Mrs. Nufer's husband, a swine gelder, decided to cut her open and extricate his offspring. Because there had, at this time, been no known incidence of a woman surviving such a procedure, the couple would have said what were assumed to be their...
...care about the issue of sexual assault and feel offended by sexist comments, jokes, or actions but underestimate how many of their male peers feel the same way.“When you feel like you’re the only one that thinks a certain way, the likelihood of you speaking out in a group is less,” Rankin said.Because the male voice can resonate loudly with other males, HMAR’s identity revolves around its all-male membership at its weekly meetings, said member Austin D. McLeod ’09. The group also meets...
...have given our modern world an unprecedented level of information and exchange. But in addition to our unfettered access to news, government reports, and academic information, there exists an ocean of largely unaccountable, user-generated content—so much so that users must always keep in mind the likelihood of false or inaccurate information. This caution should be taken to heart at all times, not only by students, but by prospective employers and all Internet consumers as well. To not understand this risk is to be an irresponsible consumer of information. While the burden of responsible consumption falls upon...
...make about the future. His colleagues “place small bets” on their predictions—just a couple dollars, he said, whatever’s “enough to matter.” Some of his colleagues bet there was a 99 percent likelihood of discovering weapons, Allison said. He remembers only one colleague who said there was zero chance that anyone would find chemical or biological weapons in Iraq: Molecular and Cellular Biology professor Matthew S. Meselson. Meselson did not return a request for comment. NOT QUITE ‘VINDICATED’Unlike...