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...explain that, actually, Atlanta and its surrounding areas are highly metropolitan. We even have schools. In fact, my high school offered every Advanced Placement class and was more diverse than Harvard. Atlanta is home to CNN, Coca-Cola, the world’s busiest airport, and the fifth-largest number of Fortune 500 companies, falling behind two shockingly Southern cities—Houston and Dallas. True, you can find serene, peaceful farms if you drive for a few hours outside of Atlanta, a similar experience to taking the train out from Paris or any other cosmopolitan city...

Author: By Nafees A. Syed | Title: In Defense of the South | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

Shankar G. Ramaswamy ‘11, the discussion’s moderator, said the event’s co-sponsorship by a number of religious groups—including Hillel, the Harvard-Radcliffe Catholic Student Association, Dharma, the Harvard Islamic Society, the Harvard Secular Society, HRCF, and the Harvard College Interfaith Council—reflected Harvard’s diversity...

Author: By Gregory A. Dibella, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Religious Discussion Desired | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

...voting scheme requires voters to initially rank their top six candidates in order to narrow the pool down to five. The candidate with the fewest number one rankings is eliminated and the ballots in favor of this candidate are redistributed to the voter’s second choice. The process is repeated until six candidates remain.  A final vote of 2135 is required in order to gain a seat in the school committee...

Author: By Rediet T. Abebe, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: School Election Results Announced | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

Under the proposal, party hosts must stay sober and only one third of the grant may be used for purchasing beer or wine—a figure that reflects the number of House residents of legal drinking age, according to committee chair Mallika Khandelwal...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu and Naveen N. Srivatsa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: UC Social Grants Stalled | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

...That decision has been cited in numerous cases that have followed, as the number of states whose courts have demanded equal marriage rights for gays has grown. But those same cases have also helped fuel opponents, who say gay marriage is being foisted upon the U.S. by out-of-touch judges. In order to counter that argument, Bonauto and other gay-marriage activists in Maine who began organizing to press for gay marriage there decided to avoid taking the issue to court. Instead, they set about electing lawmakers who were friendly to their cause two years ago, and this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gay-Marriage Activists Look Ahead After Maine Defeat | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

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