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...posted a “casual encounters” ad on Craigslist for a tryst in Widener. Within hours the post hit the open list circuit, sparking debate about everything from morals to missionary. Zapf-Belanger responded in a mass e-mail, informing the world that she was serious, and still interested in shaking up the stacks...
...purport to believe in. Gene Bauston President, Farm Sanctuary Watkins Glen, New York, U.S. Pluto Farewell Being a big fan of lighthearted commentary, I took great pleasure in reading Jeffrey Kluger's Essay "Get Pluto out of Here!" [Aug. 28]. It has been quite a while since something as serious as the size of our solar system brought a smile to my face. His Essay was a wonderfully simple explanation of the problem surrounding Pluto's definition as the ninth planet, as well as a warning of the dangers of overthinking that and other, less important issues. Albert Aukema Pretoria...
...said last week. But will schools with lower yields—and more to lose from scrapping their binding early decision programs—catch Harvard and Princeton’s cold?“The schools that are at the coattails of the Ivies have to have a serious look at what’s going on,” Stoneham said. “The next tier down will be the ones to watch.”—Staff writer Claire M. Guehenno can be reached at guehenno@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Benjamin L. Weintraub...
...review’s conclusion, the school’s spokesman, John Lacey, said yesterday. Douglass donated around $1 million to the dental school in 2001, Lacey confirmed, four years before the Washington-based Environmental Working Group filed a complaint alleging that Douglass had committed “serious misrepresentations of research results.” The Environmental Working Group accused Douglass in 2005 of ignoring one of his students’ research when he published a study that found no increased risk of bone cancer in young boys who drink fluoridated water. The investigation was launched...
...However inadvertently, Gyurcsany was "invoking a revolutionary spirit," said Laszlo Csaba, a professor of economics and European studies at Budapest's Central European University. "I think it shows that the situation here is serious, and that the Prime Minister has not taken into consideration the... popular revulsion that his words have created...