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Women have certainly bridged much of the gender gap in the past sixty years; ask a girl today if she knows who June Cleaver is and she will most likely give you a blank stare. Despite the fact that girls no longer aim solely for Leave-it-to-Beaver-style domestic happiness, it seems that we have now reached an impasse in terms of gender equality. Even though around 58 percent of all people earning bachelor’s degrees are females, women seem to be unable to translate this educational advantage into concrete gains in other fields. This dilemma...
...rarely notice the obituary section of The New York Times, but this past January, I could not ignore the headlines: J.D. Salinger, Howard Zinn, Abraham Sutzkever, and Louis Auchincloss all died within the span of a week. All of these men were writers who, in recently leaving the world, have left behind on culture a mark that we, unfortunately, cannot fully identify...
Melodic intonation therapy can be helpful for a patient for more than ten years after the person experiences a stroke. In the past, it was believed that the treatment would not work for aphasia patients who did not receive therapy within 12 months after their strokes, according to Norton...
Junior Dan Chenoweth similarly used this past weekend to get back into running after suffering injuries. In the mile, Chenoweth led from start to end, posting a time of 4:13.73. Freshman Joe Brancale grabbed a personal record in the 5,000-meter race to finish the day on a high note...
...When he takes his turn on the hot seat on Wednesday, Akio Toyoda, the company's president and CEO - and grandson of its founder - will attempt to mollify his detractors with a heavy dose of contrition. "Toyota has, for the past few years, been expanding its business rapidly," Toyoda said in a prepared statement that he is expected to read at Wednesday's hearing. "Quite frankly, I fear the pace at which we have grown may have been too quick." He also said the company would give greater weight to customer complaints, mandate that managers drive the company's cars...