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There is no explanation for the sudden drop in popularity of our favorite New Haven rival. "I think speculating about about small fluctuations in year to year counts is pointless," Jeff Brenzel, Yale dean of undergraduate admissions, said in an emailed statement to the YDN. He added that the early admission rate will likely reflect last year's figure...

Author: By H. Zane B. Wruble, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Yale: So (Not) Hot Right Now | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

...know what you’re thinking: Pointless paper shuffling, deeper deficits. Where do people get the nerve to suggest more bureaucratic mess? Creating another cabinet-level department would waste precious time, energy, and resources. On the other hand, the unemployment rate is into double digits, and we need to flesh out some fresh ideas for recovery...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: Jazz It Up | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...Abbas, meanwhile, feels betrayed that the Obama Administration has backed down from its own insistence that Israel halt construction in occupied territory. That, say the Palestinians, is clear evidence that Washington won't pressure Israel to do things it's not willing to do, and that it's therefore pointless to go through the motions of yet another series of negotiations with an Israeli government more hawkish than its predecessors. (See pictures of Obama's overseas trips...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does Obama Have a Plan B for the Middle East? | 11/10/2009 | See Source »

Postel said those who chose not to receive the vaccine probably feared side effects or thought the vaccine pointless because there has been no recent swine flu recurrence...

Author: By GIZELA M. Gonzalez | Title: Health Services Vaccinates 5000 People | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

Without a viable opposition opponent like Abdullah, an election would have been pointless. So while Abdullah’s decision may have been a politically expedient tactic, especially considering his probable loss, it is neither a service to the Afghan people nor to the stability of its government...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Democratic Failure | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

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