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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Some of the 1,300 members of the NYU 2013 group - which is exceptionally active, with some 200 newcomers joining each day - use the site to discuss the pros and cons of attending the school. "I got into Johns Hopkins and NYU and I don't know where to go," wrote a girl from Albany, N.Y. "They are so different and will both cost me the same. Someone on here please persuade me ASAP." (See pictures of the evolution of dorm life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Facebook's Latest Role: College Guidance Counselor | 4/3/2009 | See Source »

...break you, and it's probably cheaper than going to have coffee with someone," she says. "Be a critic after you've come see a game, don't make a judgment beforehand. If you attend a game, you'll see people working their asses off." No doubt these classy pros will take their shots. But is hard work enough to score big in the face of a brutal downturn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Women's Pro Soccer Really Coming Back Now? | 3/29/2009 | See Source »

...President has no other trips to Muslim nations planned, but a surprise visit isn't out of the question. Here are the pros and cons of some locations believed to be under consideration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind Obama's Speech to the Muslim World | 3/24/2009 | See Source »

...older curriculums that focused exclusively on promoting safe sex (remember learning how to put a condom on a banana?) is the new emphasis on behavior. "The older programs were less likely to deliver a clear message about behavior," Kirby says. "It was, 'Here are the facts, here are the pros and cons. You decide what's right for you.'" By contrast, he explains, the effective programs these days "have a very clear message that not having sex is the safest choice. They put emphasis on skill-building and role-playing, they teach how to use condoms, and they encourage young...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Bring An End to the War Over Sex Ed | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

...that we were given that we had to modify,” said Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Professor David A. Haig, who added he would have preferred to see a distribution requirement. “I thought there was never any real serious bit of philosophical discussions of the pros and cons of different forms of general education...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kicking the Core to the Curb | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

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