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...that we have too many problems to deal with here on Earth to spend money on propelling a few select individuals out of the gravitational hold of our planet. Granted, NASA’s 18-billion-dollar budget is a lot of money, but it accounts for only 0.6 percent of the federal budget. And while it is true that there are many important issues to deal with and many projects that need funding, the scale of NASA’s funding pales in comparison to the 150 billion dollars spent bailing out American International Group, the nearly 130 billion...

Author: By Meredith C. Baker | Title: Reaching for the Stars | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

Renée Fleming: I love that. As an American, I’m not pigeonholed into a specific repertoire. I’m allowed to sing in any language. Ninety percent of the time, I’m singing in 8-10 foreign languages. It’s very fun as an American to be able to display this eclecticism that we have...

Author: By Michael A. Yashinsky, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SPOTLIGHT: Renée Fleming | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...Crimson only hit 39.4 percent of its shots in the first half, demonstrating the crucial role its stifling defense played to keep the Quakers from retaliating. Penn could only hit 29.6 percent on the court...

Author: By Brian A. Campos, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Bounces Back to Win Big in Philly | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...starter for the entire season and leading rebounder on the team, took the most shots for Penn but was largely ineffective, only making two of her 11 attempts and finishing the game with five points. The case was different for the Crimson, which improved its shooting percentage to 50 percent, causing further distress to an already weakened opponent...

Author: By Brian A. Campos, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Bounces Back to Win Big in Philly | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...halftime, Harvard had lost the hot shooting hand it had found just a week ago, making only 29 percent of its field goal attempts. Overall, the Crimson finished shooting just 28.4 percent from the field...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Unprepared Crimson No Match for Princeton | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

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