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...most salient fact about American history is this: the ancestors of everyone who lives in the U.S. originally came from somewhere else. That includes even the Inuits and other Native Americans, whose forebears first crossed from Siberia to Alaska on a land bridge that now lies beneath the icy Bering Sea. From its colonial beginnings, the history of America has largely been the story of how immigrants from the Old World conquered the New. As the historian Carl Wittke noted, eight nationalities were represented on Columbus' first voyage to a continent that eventually received its name from a German mapmaker...
...restructuring plan flies in the face of the most salient trend of the late twentieth century; that is, the decreasing importance of physical proximity as information technology allows easy interaction at any distance. Perhaps Rudenstine would accomplish a great deal more if he sped up the implementation of the high speed data network rather than engineering a mass-migration across the Yard...
...They suck... Stop them before they bungle again," proclaims a full-page advertisement in the Salient which attacks the Undergraduate Council. The ad even provides a cut-out postcard which can be sent personally to Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III to request full reimbursement of one's contribution to the council...
...there are obvious downsides. The most salient is that urban areas would in essence become occupied zones. The thought of military control of American cities gives anyone the shivers. It is this image that no doubt prompted Clinton to dismiss Kelly's request with haste...
...most salient problems for Harvard occurred on the offensive side of the ball. The Crimson mustered only 207 yards total offense on the day, including a measly 82 yards rushing...