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...average income of the larger population, but with the individual incomes of their neighbors, colleagues at work or friends from college. And the higher their rank, the greater their sense of happiness and self-worth would likely be. "For example, people might care about whether they are the second most highly paid person, or the eighth most highly paid person, in their comparison set," write the authors, Chris Boyce, a psychologist at the University of Warwick, and Simon Moore, a psychologist at Cardiff University. (Read about the science of happiness...
...anticipated report of the Committee to Review the Administrative board is finally in the open. The report, released by Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds on Mar. 10, consists of three parts: The first covers changes that have already been implemented by Dean Hammonds at her discretion, the second contains recommendations for changes to faculty rules that will require a vote of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for implementation, and the third presents a set of issues for further “discussion and consideration...
...proposed changes in the second section of the Ad Board report look promising as well. Providing disciplinary options besides two-term withdrawal in cases of academic dishonesty and introducing an official avenue of action that allows professors to deal with certain cases in-house (something many faculty members have apparently already been doing unofficially) will bring greater uniformity to the disciplinary process. Modification to the language in the Handbook for Students will bring transparency to the Ad Board and make students more knowledgeable about its procedures...
Rosekrans began her match against Melissa McQueen with a quick 6-2 victory but lost the second set by the same margin, pushing the match into a decisive third...
Beijing residents awakened Monday to skies the eerie yellow color of a street lamp. It was the second time in three days that the Chinese capital had been scoured by sandstorms that have hit 16 provinces across west, central and north China, affecting nearly one-fifth of the country's 1.3 billion people, according to the state-run Xinhua News Service...