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...friend might be taking an extreme stance, but his opinion isn’t entirely without merit. When it comes to relationships, Harvard students are preoccupied with what’s in it for them. “I think everything in life is a cost-benefit analysis for Harvard students, especially relationships,” he said...
...from a three and a half minute slice of mid-90’s nostalgia rock to half-second moment of heavenly clarity. While at times it seems that the goal is to make the most shocking, rather than best-sounding, juxtaposition, there’s enough of merit going on here that it will take multiple listens to unravel. And even after all the samples are identified and analyzed, it’s still a great pop record.The Knife: “Silent Shout”Most famous for their hit “Heartbeats” (which...
...graduated from Harvard. By contrast, real estate tycoon Charles Kushner pledged $2.5 million to Harvard just as his son Jared prepared to apply. Even though an official at Jared’s own high school acknowledged that the scion’s GPA and SATs didn’t merit Harvard admission, he nonetheless won a spot in the Class of ’03. In sum, the examples of admissions-for-donations quid-pro-quos in Golden’s book amount to many millions of dollars in revenue for Harvard. If the University did away with legacy preferences...
...three candidates are sparring over how to fund stem cell research. Although all of the candidates support such research, they disagree about how to allocate state research money, specifically whether Harvard should receive a significant share of it. While Chris F. O. Gabrieli ’81 supports a merit-based award system, Deval L. Patrick ’78 and Thomas F. Reilly favor giving large grants to the University of Massachusetts. At the Sept. 7 debate, held at the Kennedy School of Government, State Attorney General Reilly said, “Harvard’s got plenty...
...Colleges argue that they tailor aid packages, even in early admissions programs, to lower-income students' needs. Merit scholarships are also available at many schools for early admits. Students who apply by Nov. 15 to Smith College in Northampton, Mass., are eligible for its STRIDE merit scholarship, along with "competitive" aid packages, says Debra Shaver, Smith's director of admissions. "Students would get the same financial aid package whether they apply early or regular," she adds...