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...find the Higgs boson and thus prove his theory. A particle detector called ATLAS, for instance, is 150 ft (46 m) long, 82 ft (25 m) high, weighs 7,000 tons and is connected to enough cable and wiring to wrap around the earth nearly seven times. "The sheer scale of the detectors was overwhelming," Higgs later said, displaying about as much emotion as you get from this restrained British scientist. Another outpouring: "I suppose I'll open a bottle of something if they find...
...thirds vote by the Faculty is required to pass the motion, and the action can only be reversed by another Faculty vote. In most cases, disciplinary action against students is the domain of the Administrative Board. In extreme cases—such as rape, sexual misconduct, or large-scale theft—the Dean of the College can bring the matter before the Faculty, according to Secretary of the Ad Board John “Jay” Ellison. Former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 said that dismissal cases tend to be regarding...
...that access to primary care improves health, allowing doctors to practice preventative medicine, monitor chronic diseases, and control rising health care costs. If we intend to actually realize the benefits of primary care, however, we must take active steps—whether through tuition breaks, tax subsidies, or pay scale changes—to encourage medical students to enter primary care...
...Harvard Law School’s recent decision to waive third-year tuition for students who pledge to work in public service for five years—to attract more medical students to the field of primary care. Subsidies for primary care residencies, altering the Medicare pay scale, and creating tax breaks for those who practice primary care could further draw students into primary care. Incentives should consider where doctors plan to practice, as well, rewarding those who chose to work in underserved areas that are most acutely affected by the lack of a sufficient number of primary care doctors...
...admissions rate was between 34 and 35 percent for legacy applicants to the class of 2011 . Given the weight its degrees carry, shouldn’t Harvard base its admissions solely on merit? Why should legacy status serve even as a “feather in the scale,” as Dean of Admissions Marlyn McGrath ’70 put it? Maybe no one has made the right case for legacies. Sure, their SAT scores may be, on average, slightly higher than the rest of the applicant pool. They may come predominantly from white, wealthy, prep-school backgrounds...