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This summer, I knew where to stand on the health-care debate before Congress. I didn’t know where to stand on the “healthcare” debate. My order-loving personality wouldn’t allow me to break the rules. But could I really reconcile political liberalism with grammatical conservatism? Wouldn’t that be the ultimate sin for a copy editor—internal inconsistency...

Author: By Nathaniel S. Rakich | Title: The Battle Over “Healthcare” | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

...Crimson, defending Stand was of the upmost importance...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Overcomes Crusaders in Shutout | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

However, even with her team’s Ivy League season just beginning, Fryhofer is beginning to stand out. The middle blocker has already set career highs in aces, digs and kills, registering twelve kills in multiple games this year...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ALEX IN WONDERLAND: Fryhofer Displays Eclectic Interests | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

Overweight women still stand to gain much in long-term health if they maintain their above-average weight instead of letting more pounds pile on, according to findings from a Harvard study published today...

Author: By Xi Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Findings Focus On Sustaining Weight | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

...amidst “unbridled appetites and animal passions”—waiting “like the abysmal Charybdis to swallow Athens down.” It’s still eerie to modern ears, for though New York’s skyline may stand mostly intact, 143 stalled building sites loom over the city, and after eight years, the World Trade Center site still looks like Ground Zero. The unemployed—now over a tenth of New York City’s population—often roam the streets in greater numbers than the tourists...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi | Title: Indulgence on the Acropolis | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

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