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...that his client was opting out of the last three years of this $252 million contract. A-Rod is now a free agent, and if Yankee management keeps its promise not to pursue him, his pinstripe career is curtains. (Leave it to Boras, a man whose ego has no peer, to hijack the Sox win with A-Rod's news...
...Harvard College Republicans (HCR) as sponsors. HCR president, Jeffrey Kwong ’09 had the sense to refuse, recognizing that the event sent the “wrong message, which associates an entire religion with a terrorist political agenda.” Unfortunately, students at many of our peer institutions...
Middle school students fall between the ages of 12 and 15, an age where peer pressure can cause students to do things they later regret. While it has not been shown that easy access to birth control increases sexual activity among students, it certainly doesn’t deter them or require them to carefully consider their options. Instead of dispensing these pills, the school should focus on a comprehensive sexual education curriculum that informs the students of the risks involved with sexual activity as well as the side effects of birth control. If a school district decides that...
...mental illness in their students. Student groups have also sought to emphasize the importance of undergraduate mental health in recent years. Eunice Yang ’08, co-chair of the Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy Group, said that her organization worked closely with Barreira to make its peer mental health liaisons available to students in each of the Houses. “Making proctors and tutors more knowledgeable is not enough,” said Barriera. “The success of making Harvard a supportive community are the creative ideas of students...
...short, where the Crimson editorial claims that the internet could replace peer-reviewed scholarly journals “for free or at very low cost,” our experience inside the world of scholarly publishing suggests otherwise. Nothing that provides a service is free. Open access for scholarly publications will improve the academic exchange of ideas only if a sensible economic model evolves in parallel. Giving away something for free is always appealing, but advocates for unfettered open access should do their homework and learn again that you get what...