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...Latham's been unfairly caned for wielding what is really a tiny axe, the more salubrious private schools are feeling misunderstood, too. Lost in the buzz about high fees is the fact that every school on Latham's list is a not-for-profit institution. In Australia, no one gets rich owning or running private schools. "Governments fund students, not schools," says I.S.C.A.'s Daniels. Education consultant Gregory Heath says that Latham's platform is "just part of the mix ... it won't swing the election." By reviving an issue that inflames passions like few others, however, Latham has made...
...gravity. Those of us “in science”—the very term conjures images of a chemist fighting off thick fumes of acid or a geologist emerging from a month-long stay in a sticky cave—find ourselves in a world misunderstood by so many others, even ourselves. The frustrations of the intellectual isolation are numerous: I can barely understand my own work at times, yet alone explain it to my friends, should they happen to care about...
...Crimson submitted its own brief opposing Harvard’s motion, claiming that Harvard misunderstood the crux of the original argument. The brief reiterated that although Harvard remains a private institution, its individual officers may still act as governmental agents...
...could finish happily any day." So why bother with Athens? "I still have Olympic dreams," he says, flashing the first of many smiles. "I'm giving myself a bonus." He wants it in gold. Racewalking's weird look is one reason why the Olympic family treats it like a misunderstood stepchild. Walkers can blame the rules, which require that one foot touch the ground at all times and, from the time the lead foot hits the ground, the lead leg be fully straight. Sounds simple, but try doing it for the nearly four hours that it takes a world-class...
...last-ditch effort to reassert its relevance in the face of Harvard’s mental woes, the soon-to-be-defunct Bureau of Study Counsel will recommend that all students begin rigorous regimens of primal scream therapy. The Bureau will be vastly misunderstood...