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...will probably be whether he is on time for his flight. The recently announced international Rhodes Scholar from Bermuda admitted laughingly that he was a little bit late for his Rhodes Scholar interview in Bermuda over Thanksgiving break. But this senior’s tardiness did not faze the selection committee. Butler, a Bermuda native, was the only Harvard undergraduate to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship this year. While Rhodes Scholars from the United States were announced in November 2005, the international Rhodes Scholars were not revealed until this month. Butler said international scholars had to wait to find...
...conduct a study on the question, I’d hazard that neither of these explanations is the correct one. I’m rather inclined to side with The Crimson Staff of 1929; most of the roughly 10 percent of Harvard undergrads who select economics as their field do so in preparation for a career in finance...
Religion might strongly influence many people’s personalities and actions, but such impact cannot be applied universally. As the world saw during World War II, stereotypes about appearances and professions were used—often incorrectly—by Nazis to select people for its Jewish cleansing. Today, much of the Western world is quick to label any Muslim as a terrorist. But there is a separation between culture and religion—even if it is often blurred—that must be recognized if true religious tolerance is ever to be achieved...
...were encouraging, giving Kadima the same strong showing that the party had polled under Sharon. But analysts warned that there was a huge sympathy factor at play and that once emotions abated, Kadima could start to slide. The party is so new it doesn't even have procedures to select its candidates. Without Sharon, the disparate egos brought together largely by his winning aura could clash. The trick will be to prove in short order that Kadima is more than a one-man show...
...you’d probably get something of a skewed picture—bloggers are a rarified bunch. Writing blogs isn’t particularly difficult but it requires a certain comfort level with technology that is still, by and large, possessed only by a rather select crowd.What crowd? The top blogs on Technorati suggest some trends. First, technologists rule. The most popular of the lot is “Boing Boing,” a self-proclaimed “directory of wonderful things” which writes a bit about politics and a lot about technology and science...