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Radcliffe’s momentum was broken slightly when Northeastern’s second varsity eight rallied from its third place position after 1800 meters in the final twenty strokes to force a photo finish. After reviewing the videotape of race??s finish, officials declared Northeastern the winner and gave second place to BU, two-tenths of a second ahead of Radcliffe. Indeed, the Terriers and the Black and White were so close that BU edged Radclife by less than a stroke...
...university’s diversity, not on a qualitative assessment of the substance of a student’s contribution. This reform would reemphasize that diversity is integral to the democratic mission of the university. It would also respect the unique individuality of every student—regardless of race??in creating a community rich in ideas, culture and experience...
Among the University bigwigs on hand for Tilghman’s lecture on “Genomic Imprinting: A Genetic Arms Race?? were President Lawrence H. Summers, Provost Steven E. Hyman, Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Drew Gilpin Faust, Kennedy School Dean Joseph S. Nye and former Acting Dean of Radcliffe Mary Maples Dunn...
Tilghman’s lecture focused on genomic imprinting—the “arms race?? between the father’s and mother’s genes to control the development of the embryo. Each set of genes tries to control the speed of the embryo’s growth to its own advantage...
...navel-gazing on the part of marginal social groups. But in fact all kinds of people are working on all kinds of issues in these areas. Why is this? For one, it is often the case that the most trenchant critiques of concepts such as “race?? or “sexual identity” are coming out of these so-called “identity-based disciplines.” Also, the putatively narrow concerns addressed in these fields engage many of the most pressing and far-reaching concerns of the present, such as racial...