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...there is something unique and exciting about the time in which we’ve grown up. The ’90s were the single greatest era of peace, stability, and prosperity in American history. We had no major struggles, no rivals, no crises, no questions. Sure, our Tamagachis died on us, our Pogs collections failed to impress on the playground, and our responsibly homemade lunches never did quite compare to the cool kids with the Dunkaroos and Lunchables. But the decade presented no problems that seemed unsolvable. Then came the aughts, in which the stability, safety, and simplicity...

Author: By Gabriel J Daly | Title: Not All Who Wander Are Lost | 5/26/2010 | See Source »

Braimah’s parents—immigrants from Nigeria—had long wanted their Brooklyn-born daughter to go into medicine. In her parents’ minds, becoming a doctor “is a sure bet at being successful...

Author: By Victoria L. Venegas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Seeking a Practical Education | 5/14/2010 | See Source »

Braimah describes the attitude her parents have toward success as “doing something you enjoy, but making sure it makes money...

Author: By Victoria L. Venegas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Seeking a Practical Education | 5/14/2010 | See Source »

...Volcanic Ash Allowing,” I’m not sure what Pierpaolo Barbieri has in mind when he calls for “fully determined models delivering certainty.” Perhaps he is referring to the models peddled by certain misguided financiers. But to suggest that the entire profession of economics engages in an extreme kind of wishful thinking, or worse, deception, is grossly unfair and misleading. Cobb-Douglas will not predict economic growth in the way that Newton’s Laws describe motion, but it generates crucial insights into economic phenomena and is a powerful...

Author: By Emad Atiq | Title: LETTER: Economics and Volcanic Ash | 5/14/2010 | See Source »

...much a collaborative effort as it was making sure everything was right before it got to Elena,” Sutton-Smith said. “You have to come to the table 150 percent prepared because she will find a hole in whatever your argument...

Author: By Zoe A.Y. Weinberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Elena Kagan’s Management Style Amped Up Pressure at Harvard Law School | 5/14/2010 | See Source »

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