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...quick to dismiss the unique benefits, tangible and intangible, that our current exam schedule offers us.People complain that our Christmas break is shorter than other schools’, and perhaps it is if looked at only as a “Christmas” break. But consider the span of time from the first day of vacation (Dec. 21) to the first day of spring classes (Feb. 1). Over these 40 days, you’ll be required, on average, to take three or four exams (five if you’re masochistic, and probably something like one plus...
President Bush begins this week upbeat after some good news. On Friday, the Labor Department issued November's employment numbers, which showed that 215,000 new jobs were created in fields that span two-thirds of the economy. The report, which many economists greeted as positive but something short of extraordinary, nonetheless prompted Bush to make a short, rallying statement in the White House Rose Garden. Today in Kernersville, N.C., Bush will bring that message to a 15-year-old manufacturing plant jointly operated by John Deere & Co. and Japan's Hitachi...
...expect to remain in Iraq for a long time, no matter how well the Iraqis perform. "This insurgency has got roots, it's got money, and it's got motivation," says a U.S. intelligence official, in an assessment echoed by military officers and insurgent leaders alike. "And the life span of this insurgency could be years...
...Lehigh on Sunday. Lehigh (3-5) was ahead 29-16 by the end of the first period and widened its lead to 36-20 by the 17:38 mark of the second half. Cornell (3-5) chipped away from there, using a 9-0 run in a three-minute span to pull within a single point with 8:43 left.Jason Mgebroff converted an offensive rebound into a basket to pull Lehigh ahead by two points with five minutes to play.Gore then hit threes on consecutive possessions to bring the Big Red up four points with four minutes left to play...
...Yada hit a three-pointer, Stehle blocked a layup by Crusader Tim Clifford and added two points at the other end on a tip-in. Stehle added a layup and three more defensive boards, as Harvard held Holy Cross to just seven points over an eight-plus minute span of the second half.“You have to find other ways to help out when you’re shooting under 25 percent from the field,” said Stehle of his performances against the Pioneers and Crusaders.But Stehle saved his best performance of the week for last...