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Barusch’s passion for gender issues led her to a switch concentrations, from Mathematics to Women, Gender, and Sexuality (WGS). “She’s probably the only WGS concentrator who used Math 55 to fulfill the QR requirement,” says Jana Lepon...

Author: By Kara M. Oreilly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: She Even Has Acolytes | 12/7/2005 | See Source »

...breakdown of its revenue and expenses.Benefits expenses last year rose a modest 3 percent, compared to increases of 36 percent in 2003 and 11 percent in 2004.Vice President for Finance Ann E. Berman attributed this slower growth to the introduction of a new Medicare drug benefit and a switch to self-insurance for medical benefits.But in an e-mail last night Berman wrote that despite this year’s more modest numbers, rising benefits costs are “still a huge concern” for the University.Another challenge concerns research funding from the federal government, a significant revenue...

Author: By Nicholas M. Ciarelli, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University Reports $44M Surplus | 12/6/2005 | See Source »

...have dwindled to several thousand members. But leaders are hoping that a show of unity behind one candidate might make a difference at the polls. Even so, Milinkevich is already looking beyond the July vote. He says a senior law-enforcement official told him privately that the police might switch sides if tens of thousands march against a rigged election. Lukashenko is convinced Belarusians prefer his stability and government handouts. He knows how to make small, insignificant gestures. Late last month, after a Swedish diplomat visited Statkevich in a very public show of solidarity, Lukashenko allowed the dissident to spend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Tyranny Rules | 12/4/2005 | See Source »

...sensor is surprisingly simple and maintenance free. It converts ambient energy into electrical energy using, say, a tiny solar cell, vibrations from a spinning tire or even the movement of a light switch. Then an extremely low-power sensor does its job and sends radio signals to a receiver that collects the data. The sensors can be used to adjust shades on a window, measure air pressure in a tire or regulate temperature and humidity in a building. When the city of Dresden began renovating the Baroque Semper Opera House, it wanted to monitor humidity. But regulations protecting historical buildings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Markus Brehler: Smart Sensors, No Batteries | 12/4/2005 | See Source »

...throw pucks on net.”Providence had a response, getting a powerplay score from Kristin Giglotti, but the late game-tying goal that gave them a draw in Cambridge last season never materialized. Instead, halfway through the middle period, as if by the flip of a switch, both goaltenders elevated their game and began to brush aside the chances that had gone for goals in the first 30 minutes. Bugden, who finished with 27 saves, stonewalled Johnston, freshman Sarah Wilson, and senior Jennifer Raimondi all from point blank range. Boe, meanwhile, stifled several odd-man rushes...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Edges Friars to No. 10 Spot | 12/1/2005 | See Source »

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