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...reliable indicator of a shift in control of the House of Representatives. Democrats almost always trump Republicans on the generic party preference question in pre-election polling, but the voting day outcomes are often shaped by turnout. Indeed, the equivalent question in a spring 1994 Gallup survey gave the Democrats a 6-point lead - and that was the year of the Republican Revolution, in which Newt Gingrich's troops, armed with their Contract with America, gained control of both chambers of Congress...
...often dubbed the “Harvard of the West,” and Duke the “Harvard of the South,” New York University (NYU) may be fast becoming the “Harvard of the East.” In a new survey released earlier this week, NYU ranked as the top “dream school” of college applicants, ahead of Harvard, which ranked second. According to the 3,890 college applicants queried by Princeton Review—a New York-based education services company—NYU is the number...
...official delegation from Harvard University and we are all American-born nationals.” The officer sharply retorted, “It doesn’t matter if you’re American; you’re in Israel now.” I managed to survey the security room and saw three TV’s, soldiers kicking back on couches, and a George Foreman grill with chicken breast simmering; a sophisticated security apparatus indeed...
...fellow advocates insist that case-by-case arrangements for transgendered students have not been enough, as evidenced by Eric’s case. The University, they claim, must formalize its policy to make the community a safe space for all. TRANSWHAT?In an informal survey, FM asked 25 students what they thought the term “transgender” means. Many said that a transgendered person is “someone who’s changed their sex,” or “someone who’s had an operation.” Some couldn?...
Banning smoking in Irish-style pubs decreases air pollution by 93 percent, according to a study co-sponsored by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Harvard researchers collaborated with scientists from the U.S. and Ireland to survey pubs in 15 countries around the world. Though researchers investigated pubs in 41 cities, including Beijing, Sydney, and Beirut, the study was originally conceived to evaluate the public health benefits of Ireland’s 2004 ban on smoking in public places. According to the study, pubs in cities without smoking bans had significantly higher levels of fine-particle pollution. The Environmental...