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...binding” early decision program, which meant that applicants accepted in the fall were contractually-obligated to enroll at the New Jersey school. Harvard, by contrast, had used a “non-binding” early action system. Under that system, applicants accepted to Harvard could still opt out of enrolling here...
...barrage of questions follows any Religion concentrator. Your peers and even your parents will wonder what you’ll do with your degree in the field of religion. Prepare answers ahead of time, but rest assured that plenty of graduates from this concentration opt for careers beyond the nunnery or local Buddhist monastery. All religion concentrators choose a particular track, whether it be a religion (Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, etc.) or an area (East Asia, Modern West, etc.). The courses you take do not necessarily come from your focus; the whole department is essentially a free-for-all when...
...rape or health issues. Most reasons given for abortion involve some sort of personal judgment on economic means or lifestyle inadequacies. The demographics of the women who seek abortions seem to reinforce this—21 percent are teenagers, and well over half of unwed pregnant women will opt for an abortion. These figures should make clear that abortions are used primarily as an instrument of socioeconomic preservation—over one fifth of abortion-seekers, after all, are mere children who cannot support themselves independently, and many others lack a partner with whom to build an ideal family environment...
...bold move for Harvard. Students eager to gain admission to college could potentially apply early to other leading schools instead of waiting for Harvard’s later, unitary deadline. If other top colleges don’t follow Harvard’s lead, some high school seniors may opt for earlier notification elsewhere over a Crimson diploma...
...protest, the largest of which now counts over 742,000 members. Facebook founder and C.E.O. Mark E. Zuckerberg, formerly Class of 2006, apologized on his blog late last week for not soliciting enough input from users before adding the new features and added privacy options allowing users to opt out of News Feeds. The expansion to 500 towns and cities was slated for yesterday, but Facebook decided to hold off. Spokeswoman Melanie Deitch said the company learned its lesson from the News Feed uprising. “Last week, we learned we need to do a better job communicating...