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...said before that German psychologists found that kids were losing their senses by 1 percent per year. If you had to lose all but one of your five senses, which would you keep...

Author: By Xiaofei Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions With Paulus Berensohn | 11/7/2007 | See Source »

Harvard will still have its hands full with Stanford’s returning top five scorers, led by Lawrence Hill, who led the team with 15.7 points per game last season...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Joyce, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: California Dreamin': Men's Hoops Ready to Tip Off | 11/7/2007 | See Source »

...given that the countries that are home to highly endangered primates, like Vietnam, are also home to developing economies. That's a discouraging reality for primatologists and for the grey-shanked douc, whose forest habitat in Vietnam is being destroyed at the rate of the 10,000 hectares per year to make way for logging and agriculture. "When it comes to a choice between economic development and protection, economic development is going to win out most times," says Rawson. "You're talking about the welfare of the country's citizens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving Monkeys from Extinction | 11/6/2007 | See Source »

...Among other advantages, he also cited the administration’s pledge to fund ten Beverage Authorization Teams per semester that the UC can allocate to student group events...

Author: By Victoria B. Kabak, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College, UC Deal With Grants | 11/6/2007 | See Source »

...planes, including a commercial Boeing 707, racking up 800 tons of carbon emissions in the last year. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has managed to promote his idea of an environmentally friendly lifestyle by creating a hydrogen-fueled Hummer—a car that gets a whopping 10-15 miles per gallon—while crisscrossing the country in his private jet. Last year, former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (D-Il.) gave a speech in Washington D.C. emphasizing the need to drive more fuel-efficient cars before hopping into his own hybrid car. Several blocks away, he was caught...

Author: By Peter W. Tilton | Title: Gore and “Green” Goonies | 11/5/2007 | See Source »

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