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...dean about whether they will be authorized to carry out their requested searches for new faculty next year.Robert J. Sampson, the Ford professor of the social sciences, said the situation is acute in the sociology department, which he heads.“We are down in faculty from our normal allocation,” Sampson said, adding that the number of sociologists in the department will be two or three below the usual 15 after this academic year ends.“Our situation is that we haven’t had enough faculty to offer enough classes that...
...stands, students can only make a course pass/fail before Add/Drop Day, only five weeks into the semester. In most cases, this makes students choose between a normal grading scheme and the pass/fail option before they’ve had a chance to be evaluated even once by the professor, TF, or preceptor. The decision, once made, is final...
...Samandi's chances of a normal life were shaky from the day she was born in Tamil Tiger territory in northern Sri Lanka. But Samandi said it was the death of 125 friends and neighbors in the government's carpet-bombing of her village that forced her to put aside thoughts of anything much but death. "I saw all that, all that blood and all those bodies and I thought, ?Tomorrow, I will die like this too. So I will join the L.T.T.E. and die for a reason...
...index (RPI)—1-5 is worth five points, 6-10 four points, 11-15 three points, 16-20 two points, and all other wins one point—in addition to strength of schedule index, determined by how each team performs against its tough opponents; and normal RPI rank, based on winning percentage, opponent’s record, and opponent’s strength of schedule...
During crowd favorite “Penelope,” a fan climbed onto the stage, yelled something inaudible, and then dove into the crowd. Beyond simple propriety, this was inappropriate because the performance wasn’t the sort of thing that inspires aggressive behavior in any normal person. Nodding, smiling, swaying, but not stage diving. It’s a good thing they weren’t here—the Haircuts would not have approved...