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...concern in the Jindal campaign about low turnout at the polls due to the game. At the end of the night, however, Jindal took almost 700,000 votes, the highest ballot numbers for a for a non-incumbent primary candidate in recent history. With a vote over 50 percent, Jindal was able to avoid a Nov. 17 runoff election...
...according to a 2006 survey assessing student wellbeing released yesterday. Harvard consistently scored well in areas such as life satisfaction and ability to cope with emotion in the survey, conducted by the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescence and Young Adults. The survey found about 6.26 percent of Harvard students reported suffering from significant academic stress, compared with a reported average of 6.5 percent at other schools. The psychological rewards students receive from academic rigor contribute to the low rates of stress reported, said the author of the survey, Janis L. Whitlock. “I think...
...core of the debate is a fundamental issue: Is building roads one of those things, like trade policy, that only the Federal Government should steer, or is there a better way? Forty-five percent of the money spent on American roads comes to the states from the Federal Government, but Congress hasn't raised the gas tax, its main source of highway funds, since 1993. And that's just fine by people who find the free market efficient and earmark-free...
...split the Peace Prize between Gore and the IPCC will increase the pressure on leaders who refuse to believe that immediate action on climate change is necessary. The Bush administration in particular needs to be pushed to take action on climate change. The United States emits nearly 25 percent of the world’s greenhouse gases. Without American participation, worldwide efforts to reduce greenhouse gases amount to little. Thankfully, Gore’s prize is already forcing many in Washington—including 2008 presidential candidates—to confront the realities of climate change. It may seem unconventional...
...underpaid, the classrooms are overcrowded, and students are more focused on earning money for basic necessities than their studies, it is frivolous to cite the destruction of the culture of knowledge as a counterargument to this type of solution. In New York City last year, less than one percent of black students passed an AP test. Given statistics like these, it is hard to argue against any program that strives to increase students’ engagement in their education, especially when it is targeted toward low-income and minority students. This program may not be the most pure solution...