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...Every Teen, bordered on the irresponsible. Each year more than 2 million U.S. adolescents attempt suicide, legal and illegal use of prescription drugs has increased dramatically among teens, the teen pregnancy rate is five times that in France and Italy, only 25% of high school seniors are competent in math, 80% of teens gamble, and 5.5 million are in psychological counseling. In more than 100 cultures around the world, teen turmoil is entirely absent; the serious problems of American teens are the creation of a culture that infantilizes young people and isolates them from adults. Robert Epstein, Ph.D., DEPARTMENT...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Misery of Zimbabwe | 5/1/2007 | See Source »

Unexpected twists are nothing new for Chang. An Applied Math and Economics concentrator while at Harvard—she baked cookies for the Leverett Grill while an undergrad in the house—Chang abandoned her post-college job as a management consultant and switched to her real passion: baking...

Author: By Margot E. Edelman and Laurence H. M. holland, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Harvard Grad Throws Down in Kitchen | 5/1/2007 | See Source »

...Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Peter Pace visited Moscow a month ago and tried to convince his Russian counterpart that extending the U.S. system to European bases was intended to counter an expected Iranian threat, and would not weaken Russia's own nuclear deterrent. "The math and geometry is fairly straightforward and fairly basic," he said. "If the Russians were to fire a missile at the United States, the [U.S. interceptor] missile that's in Poland would not be able to catch the missile that was fired from Russia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia's Cold War Hangover | 4/27/2007 | See Source »

Concentration: Applied math or MCB (undecided...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Maren A. Shapiro | 4/25/2007 | See Source »

...first time since its opening bash 11 years ago, be called a rousing success. This time, we are confident that it will remain so. Upon walking in the door, it is immediately apparent that Loker Commons has finally outgrown its awkward phase. Gone are the arbitrary iMacs and math CAs in perplexing hats; they’ve been replaced with leather couches and a bar. The large, handsome space is replete with sturdy booths and flat-screen TVs. Each nooks and cranny has its own peculiar charm. One corner of the room is dedicated to games. Another corner...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Harvard’s ‘Cheers’ | 4/24/2007 | See Source »

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