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Highlight Reel:1. On his fondness for toxic substances: MacDonald was something of an alcoholic, though he might be loathe to use that particular term. His ability to consume beer in impossibly large quantities had been well established at Yale. ("MacDonald, perhaps you could trade this for a six-pack?" one of his instructors had quipped when handing him a diploma.) Recalling his college days, MacDonald writes, "I had fun. Loads of it. And not the kind of fun people look back on ten years later and regret. I didn't hurt anybody. I didn't steal anything. I didn...
...coaches were behind me the whole time. Coach Bobby Bowden and Coach Mickey Andrews, in particular, have worked with me from Day 1 to allow me to be the best I can. When I came for my recruiting visit [as the #1 ranked high-school prospect in the country] they looked me and my family in the eye and said, "We're going to help you be the best you can be-as a football player, but also as a scholar. We want you to do the best you can in the classroom as well." They've allowed...
...Westfield, for treats for her three children back in Norway. "There are things here which you cannot get in Oslo and they are cheaper," she says. In its first three weeks, Westfield attracted 2 million visitors with its mix of haute couture and mass-market outlets, but on this particular midweek afternoon business is visibly slow, with security guards in Prada's Miu Miu store outnumbering customers by two to one and sales assistants outnumbering security guards by the same margin. The neighboring Rigby & Peller shop, offering the classic lingerie styles reputed to find favor with the Queen alongside racier...
...over 48,000 doctorates last year—the highest number in history and the fifth annual increase in doctorates awarded. The number of doctorates awarded to minorities grew by about 20 percent over the past five years, compared to about 5 percent for white students. Asian women in particular make up the fastest growing segment of minority doctorates recipients, with the total number of degrees awarded rising by 30 percent from 2003 to 2007. The number of doctorates awarded in the sciences and engineering rose, reaching 66 percent of all doctoral degrees, while the number of doctorates awarded...
...Spaepen, interim dean of SEAS, said in a press release. Clarke’s research on ceramic materials focuses on their electrical properties and piezospectroscopy, a technique he developed to measure stress in materials. “Professor Clarke’s world-renowned expertise in materials science, in particular ceramics and semiconductors, will perfectly complement SEAS’s current presence in this field,” Spaepen said in the press release. Clarke did not wish to comment on his appointment. Both Hu and Clarke have also worked outside of academia—Hu at Bell Labs...