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Months after a bill that could have required universities to police student downloaders was dropped on Capitol Hill, universities are already bracing for round two. Last week, Rep. Ric Keller (R-Fla.) and Rep. Howard P. McKeon (R-Calif.) proposed the College Access and Opportunity Act, a measure that would require universities to monitor students’ online activity for illegal file-sharing. The bill echoes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) proposal, which was withdrawn in July after vocal opposition from universities and across the country. Wendy Seltzer ’96, a fellow...
HONOR THY MULES California Representative Buck McKeon (R) is seeking $50,000 for a mule museum, as mules are "an integral part" of the country's development...
...among the people who could change the law - lawmakers on Capitol Hill - there remains a rare bipartisan consensus behind it. The House of Representatives last week opened a series of hearings to look into No Child Left Behind. At the start of the hearing, House Education Committee Chairman Howard McKeon, a Republican from California, said "the impact of No Child Left Behind has been dramatic, and a positive step forward for students, teachers, parents, and taxpayers." The committee's top Democrat, George Miller, was scarcely less enthusiastic: "No Child Left Behind is making a difference," he said...
Professor of Cell Biology Frank McKeon, who supervised Zhu and Kimbara, has not made himself available for comment, according to HMS officials, but he released a statement Friday saying that “this has been a difficult period for my lab and research team. I am pleased with today’s announcement, and that this matter has come to a close...
...doubles point. No. 43 Kumar and Ermakov defeated Nick Brunner and Josh Raff, 8-6, at the first position. Denenberg and Valkin outplayed Dan Brous and Josh Goldstein, 8-5, at the second position to clinch the doubles point. Dhaka and Nguyen fell to Kyle Doppelt and Brett McKeon at No. 3 in a close match, 6-8. In the singles matches, however, Harvard could never get it going against Cornell. The only Crimson victory came from Nguyen at the sixth position. Kumar, Clayton and Ermakov all lost in three sets, and Chu and sophomore Brian Wan were defeated...