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...prognosis on the health of American journalism grimly alludes to the 1930s as a way to really emphasize the dire straits we're in: "If estimates by Advertising Age prove accurate, total spending on advertising fell for the second consecutive year. Another decline is predicted for 2009. That would mark the first consecutive three-year decline in advertising spending since the Great Depression." And thanks to such desperate circumstances, news organizations are becoming less adversarial by joining forces to save one another and themselves. Take the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News, or CBS Radio's venture with...
...Unfortunately, some Republicans apologize for the few waves they make. In 1985, HRC president Mark Lagon chided the Crimson for portraying the club as a group of pro-life “extremists.” In 1995, HRC vice president Scott Tribble asserted, “We are not the stereotypical bad-guy Republicans who are rich and hate minorities and women.” And in 2000, HRC vice president Michael Housman agreed that the club had been uninviting to moderates since “[s]ome people would even wear coats and ties to meetings...
House Masters: Down-to-earth and debonair. In little over a semester as House Masters, Anthropology Professor Richard Wrangham and primatologist Elisabeth Ross have made enough of a mark to be beloved by residents. At House Masters' open houses, you're likely to catch Wrangham chatting about current events or giving a group of students an animated primer on animal behavior. The couple is wont to invite distinguished speakers, host impromptu events, and--only when asked--regale you with tales from their years in Uganda. If the Porters are the parents you never had, Ross and Wrangham are your eccentric...
...While Christensen easily handled her fellow Ivy League competitors this season, the athlete known for her work ethic and motivation continued to work on jumping even higher above the rest of the field. Christensen’s new personal-best of 1.91 meters set last month beat her previous mark by seven inches. This not only moved her into second all-time in the Harvard record books, but also guaranteed her a berth in the NCAAs, a coveted spot that hasn’t always been easy for Christensen to get. “My freshman and sophomore year...
...seem to be offering new results. With the kickoff to the spring season, the Crimson settled for ninth in the 14-team field at the GEICO Intercollegiate in Savannah, Ga.“It was nice to play again after resting up for five months,” rookie Mark Pollak said. “I know some of the other guys are disappointed with how they did, but we got to take it with a grain of salt because we’ve had such a long rest.”“Personally, I haven?...