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...make up 50.7 percent of applicants to the class of 2013 and women make up 49.3 percent. Applications have risen in greater Boston and the mid-Atlantic region, risen slightly in the South and West, and decreased slightly in the Northeast...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 29,000 High School Seniors Covet Place in the Class of 2013 | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

...last week. Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania expect to report their applicant numbers later this week or early next week, according to deans of admission at both schools. The University of Virginia, who like Harvard eliminated early admission two years ago, received 21,750 applications, up 17 percent from last year, according to Senior Associate Dean of Admission Greg Roberts...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 29,000 High School Seniors Covet Place in the Class of 2013 | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

There are several possible reasons for the increase in applicants, including last year’s expansion of financial aid and recruiting programs like the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative. This year 78 percent of applicants will apply for financial aid, up 5 percent from last year. After last year’s elimination of early admissions, applications rose 20 percent, a possible result of the increased emphasis on recruiting during a time when admissions officers would have formerly been considering early admissions applications, according to the Harvard Gazette...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 29,000 High School Seniors Covet Place in the Class of 2013 | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

...deemed “Der Weltpräsident” (the world president) by Der Spiegel, the German weekly news magazine—and if anything the Obama as Messiah image has only become more prevalent in the months since his election. He now enjoys an 83 percent approval rating, 22 and 15 percentage points higher than his two immediate predecessors, George Bush and Bill Clinton, respectively. As throngs of supporters estimated at 1.8 million descended upon Washington, D.C. for the Second Coming (I count myself among their ranks), Obama as Messiah has reached a fever pitch...

Author: By Clay A. Dumas | Title: Messiah or Antichrist? | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

According to Justice Department statistics, cases in which law enforcement authorities have used excessive force or tactics to violate victim’s civil rights have increased 25 percent between fiscal years 2001 and 2007 —and the overwhelming majority of police brutality cases referred by investigators are never formally prosecuted. The Oakland incident has engendered such protest because it confirms, with a live videotape, the suspicions many civilians have about the integrity of their police. This issue is salient around the country. Last year, New York City police officers frisked more than 500,000 people, although they...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Policing the Police | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

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