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...principle behind ginkgo is straightforward enough: fortify the aging brain with a bit more blood, and most of its faltering functions--memory included--ought to come back online. But what works in principle often doesn't stand up to pharmacological scrutiny, and ginkgo is giving scientists pause. The few clinical studies that have been conducted on ginkgo involved only patients with Alzheimer's disease. While these people did experience flickers of improved memory, that's no indication that ordinary middle-agers with ordinary memory woes will benefit similarly. "We don't really know whether it works for mild memory loss...
...According to Darling, the council's treasurer, it will soon become necessary to decide whether the council ought to show less generosity to student groups or whether it should skimp on Springfest--maybe holding the event once every two years...
...community ought to determine what happens on that site'--that's kind of a novel thing to tell a private developer," he says...
This augmentation of the academic experience ought to be the criterion for future efforts to spur technology-related entrepreneurship, and the College should be wary of dramatic changes in response to technological or commercial stimuli where the benefits to students are unclear. Such a warning is necessary because there are strong incentives for the College to begin to make such changes...
...Houses were selective, with first-year students interviewing at their top choices to see which House would take them. The Houses in turn unified behind advertising campaigns in attempts to win popularity among undergraduates, which inevitably emphasized the differences between them. "The Houses ought not to try for distinctive reputations," argued Winthrop Master Ronald M. Ferry, "but they'll naturally come by them...