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...Mohammed is a victim of circumstance. His city of Mahalla is an industrial town, a poor, blue-collar city home to large factories that pay small salaries. Still, factory workers make more than most. Open rebellion carries a high cost in Egypt, and Mohammed saw it happen to his neighbors. Nevertheless, he ran towards the conflict, not away...
...delighted he’s going to be here.” After Harvard, Bernanke earned his Ph.D. at MIT, where he specialized in the monetary origins of the Great Depression. At a 2002 celebration for the economist Milton Friedman—who had long blamed poor monetary policy for exacerbating the Depression—Bernanke famously said, “Regarding the Great Depression, you are right, we did it. We are very sorry.” After finishing graduate school, Bernanke held teaching positions at MIT and Stanford Business School before taking a professorship at Princeton, where...
...benefit of athletes when the situation demands it.When the Athletic Department shuts down a major facility without informing coaches or players—or, for that matter, almost anyone on campus—college journalists can stress athletes’ grievances and shed a critical light on the poor administrative decision-making that took place.When that same Athletic Department starts to cut off funding to junior varsity programs, essentially forcing those teams to switch to club status, we can bring those shady dealings to the attention of the college administration, working to mitigate what will be a difficult and costly...
...decision. Sandwiched between those two wins was a five-game losing streak that took the Crimson out of league contention. Harvard’s defense never allowed fewer than 11 goals during the skid and surrendered 18 tallies at home to both Boston University and Princeton. Despite the poor Ancient Eight showing during the heart of its season, the Crimson ended with a 14-11 win against non-conference foe Boston College under the lights at Harvard Stadium. Graduating seniors Caroline Simmons, Natalie Curtis, and Lauren Bobzin all posted goals in the final game of their collegiate careers. Though...
...Unlike dogs, which grow attached to individual handlers, the rats are happy to work with anyone, so long as they are fed. Instead, it is the handlers who have grown attached to the rats. "Our economy used to be poor because of landmines, but now the rats are making a difference," says Alberto Jorge Zacarias, a handler who previously worked with mine-detecting dogs for eight years. "They are heroes. One day I will see my country free of landmines...