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According to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, total government research funding would increase by a mere 0.6 percent, well short of the two percent increase needed to keep up with inflation, while basic research funding would decrease by one percent. Other departments’ budgets have been devastated. The Department of Energy’s Office of Science, responsible for funding research into cleaner, more efficient energy, will see its funding reduced by almost 4 percent below the level appropriated by Congress...
...which the Tigers scored two power-play goals and a third with an extra skater in the contest’s final 10:25 as the Crimson defense held on for dear life. Toss out that one lackluster showing, and Grumet-Morris’ GAA plummets to 1.35, a mere 0.06 higher than McKee?...
Although it might often be referred to as the “barracks,” Mather House will serve its diners in a way more befitting of nobility than mere soldiers next year...
It’s a story as old as creation or, if you prefer, evolution: human beings love playing God. And our fellow mere mortals love taking us to task for it. Certainly Keanu Reeves, who plays the title role in the new action/fantasy movie Constantine, is accustomed to accusations of a messianic complex. In The Matrix, Reeves’ character Neo fights to rescue humanity from its unwitting enslavement to parasitic forms of artificial intelligence. Now Reeves returns with a new name but suspiciously similar storyline and character: laconic loner John Constantine fights an epic battle of good-versus...
...Faculty discussion moves to mending fences and improving relationships with Massachusetts Hall, it is clear that many of the problems that contributed to the recent outburst of discontent cannot be fixed by mere changes in attitude and tone. The presence of systemic flaws in the channels of communication between the administration and the Faculty demands an institutional rethink. The first logical step should be centered on the creation of conduits for professors to voice concerns and blow off steam. What the Faculty needs is a reliable safety valve...