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From the moment they are forced to select the appropriate box on their college applications, biracial Harvard students say they often find themselves under an enormous pressure to choose one identity or other...
Shopping period, one of the great benefits of the Harvard schedule, is now up for discussion by the Faculty Council. While the Council is far from any decisions, many members have suggested that Harvard move toward a pre-registration program where students would have to select their classes prior to each semester...
...large enough, he advised, "then everyone running for President will be pro-family; they'll have to come to us." And so they have. The latest closed-door meeting of Coalition state directors held in Washington in January drew both Dole and Gramm. Furthermore, Coalition lobbyists sat among the select group of outsiders who met regularly in House Speaker Newt Gingrich's suite to coordinate the campaign to pass the Contract with America...
...became the proprietor of Scudder's American Museum in 1841, and began to reorganize, advertise and acquire new exhibits. Barnum, above all, was a master of manipulating public interest. His ingenuity in false advertising and scheming ploys hoarded people into his museums. For example, Barnum took great care to select the worst musicians to play "Free Music for the Millions," from the balcony of his American Museum. The horrendous music drove people to seek refuge in the museum for a mere 25 cents each. In his autobiography Barnum says, "I meant to make people talk about my Museum; to exclaim...
...Greenthumb, Johnny Appleseed and Mel Brooks (not their real names) are part of a select Harvard circle: students who grow their own marijuana. Hidden inside their closets (their real closets), the plants offer them a relaxing, educational hobby and a good high...