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College admissions camps are the worst development yet in an already alarming trend. If these programs actually live up to their grandiose claims—admittedly a rather generous assumption—they put applicants who cannot afford their astronomical costs at a disadvantage in the admissions game. They also...
On a trip to Europe last week, Wen made soothing, Greenspan-like sounds, saying China's outlook was "good on the whole" while noting "excessive" credit growth and overinvestment in some economic pockets, such as construction and steel manufacturing. He promised "resolute" measures to curtail profligacy. Indeed, Beijing has already...
That money is reserved for big bets in growth industries--the bigger, the better. "If you can't bring a $100 million business plan to the table, they're not interested," says Alec Saunders, a Windows programmer who recently quit after nine years at the company. Stung by a slowdown...
On other points in the policy statement, though, the students found pockets of support, particularly on the Democratic side of the aisle. Endorsement of U.N. bond purchases and disapproval of the proposed shelter program were favorably received.
Barnes also says, “Skillful liars intrigue me”—accordingly, her fictional Harvard is rife with them. After reading Deep Pockets, Britton R. Tullo ’06 comments, “I think Harvard could use more scandal. But maybe not scandal like...