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...Though most Harvard students have not been directly touched by the tragedy in Mumbai, how our community reacts to the events remains critically important. In so doing, let us not be afraid to acknowledge what these attacks represent: Modern Islam has a problem, and it is that shockingly large numbers of today’s Muslims favor a domination of those who espouse Western principles...
...there a medical condition more emblematic of the modern age than jet lag? Dislocated and deadened, the sleep-starved traveler wanders through meetings or tourist sites in a somnambulant haze. Now an experimental drug promises to reset the body's internal clock and banish jet lag zombies for good - and, surprise, it comes in a pill...
Harvard’s endowment—the largest in higher education—fell 22 percent in four months from its June 30 value of $36.9 billion, marking the endowment’s largest decline in modern history, University officials announced yesterday...
...suggesting several potential explanations. In their report, they theorize that lower childhood IQ might suggest varied levels in brain health that make the subject more exposed to certain mental disorders. The researchers further said that people with lower IQ levels find it more difficult to cope with complex modern daily life, possibly making them more vulnerable to developing psychiatric symptoms. Researchers argue that the findings can be helpful in treating individuals with psychiatric disorders. “Lower childhood IQ was associated with greater severity of mental disorders including persistence over time and having two or more diagnoses...
...other hand, is it really fair to judge Siedlecki by his record against the Crimson? After all, Siedlecki is hardly the only coach to suffer at the hands of the Fightin’ Tim Murphys in the greatest modern era of Harvard football. The Crimson’s current run of seven-win seasons—which at eight is the longest since 1911, and the longest in Ivy League history—has come at the expense of virtually every other Ivy League school, good coaches or not. Yale joins Dartmouth, Columbia, Brown, and Cornell among the list...