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...admissions and financial aid, noted the dramatic increase in applicants from China in particular. At a mere 50 applicants a decade ago, application numbers from the world’s most populous country rose each year, peaking with the Class of 2012, which saw 484 applicants from China. This past year, 417 Chinese students bid for spots in the Class of 2013. “Certainly after 10 years of such increases, one expects a levelling off,” Fitzimmons said of the 14 percent decrease. “And as attractive as American universities might be, China certainly...
...opponents. This eye for the net ranks the Crimson third in the nation in goals scored.Today’s matchup against the Wildcats will be a great opportunity for Harvard to continue its momentum going into Saturday’s highly-anticipated game. In two of the past three meetings between the teams, UNH has come out on top, but the Crimson is hoping to repeat last season’s success. Exactly one year ago Harvard defeated UNH 3-1 on home turf at Ohiri Field.Akpan recognized that while the game against the Wildcats is as significant...
Though from an Electoral College perspective, New York will almost certainly remain a Democratic state, the state has certainly elected Republican governors in the past and could certainly do so again. A Republican governor would put tremendous pressure on local Democratic leaders and the state legislature. Further, if Giuliani were elected governor of New York, he might pose a threat to President Obama’s own reelection bid in 2012. It is quite reasonable, then, for President Obama to communicate his concerns to Governor Paterson so as to avoid the many problems for the Democratic Party that an unsuccessful...
...last section of the Government Museum consists of pieces from the past few years. Contemporary Indian artists have begun using archetypal Indian techniques in new and interesting ways. This trend is unsurprising in a nation whose potential growth rate is expected to average 8.4 percent until the year 2020, with a GDP set to surpass that of the United States by 2050. As the nation grows and develops economically, its people are discovering a newfound pride in their heritage. They needn’t look to the West for expressions of their modernized selves but can instead draw from their...
...returned to India this past summer, four years after my first, fleeting glance at a Varma painting, in a cliched attempt to reconnect with my roots. (The journey of self-discovery included a trip to the Government Museum.) At the same time, New York Times columnist and similarly second-generation immigrant Anand Giridharadas was completing a four-year tour of the country. Determined to steal my thunder, Giridharadas wrote about a transformation of the Indian population’s psyche. “They don’t crave our mayonnaise and khakis anymore... Indian accents are now cooler than...