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Flaherty has until next Monday to petition for a recount, as stipulated by election rules that allow candidates to make this request within six days of an election...

Author: By William V. Bergstrom, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: DiDomenico Wins Democratic State Primary | 4/16/2010 | See Source »

What: It's that time of year again! Since its first run in 2003, the college-wide foam party has grown to capture the attention of even the New York Times. After you have your fun with your fellow swimsuit-donned party-goers, make sure to take a shower. You'll thank us later. Tickets are $10 or $8 for Mather residents, and you can get them from The Harvard Box Office, in front of the Science Center (10 a.m. - 12 p.m.), in the Mather d-hall during dinner Tuesday-Friday, or from Mather HoCo members...

Author: By Barbara B. Depena, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Weekend Roundup | 4/16/2010 | See Source »

...also unclear exactly what a sexually diverse class would look like.  Should admissions offices make the class percentages match the national averages? Studies estimating the percentage of homosexual males in the US population range from 2 percent to 10 percent.  However, it is possible that the percentage of homosexual students at a university, such as Harvard, might be higher.  Recent research suggests that homosexual male college students are, on average, more academically inclined and have higher grade point averages than their heterosexual counterparts...

Author: By Ryan M. Rossner | Title: Should Colleges Ask? | 4/16/2010 | See Source »

Highly effective teaching should be the goal, and shabby instruction that handicaps students is simply unacceptable. Currently, union contracts make it notoriously difficult for school officials to take underperforming teachers out of the classroom, except in the most egregious cases. If providing a better education for all students is the goal, then new reform must also make it easier for school officials to fire inadequate teachers. Specifically, teachers should be reevaluated frequently and should have to reapply for their position periodically. Regular job evaluations are accepted as standard protocol in many other professions, and there is no reason teaching should...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Giving Teachers Carrots | 4/16/2010 | See Source »

...following its 2005 takeover by the Glazer family - owners of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers - a consortium of wealthy United fans is putting together a plan to buy out the club with the backing of ordinary supporters. While the group, known as the Red Knights, is unlikely to make an offer before the end of the current season - the club, for its part, insists it's not for sale - the extent of support for the fans' rebellion can be seen on match day when, as an act of protest, many thousands have discarded United's red colors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Soccer Could Sway Britain's Election | 4/16/2010 | See Source »

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