Word: tolls
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...rehashing his hollow rhetoric about undergraduates knowing the difference between a gene and a chromosome and angling to position Harvard as a leader in the biomedical sciences. This neglect of the other “half” (well, a little more) of the sciences may soon take its toll, as the OEB department—like others that seem to have fallen out of Summers’ good graces—continues to face stunted growth possibilities and an inability to plan without a commitment to its importance from central administration...
...it’s not going very well despite a new Newsweek poll, out today, that shows a week of horrible news on Iraq taking its toll: Bush dropped, and is now at a statistical tie with Kerry. Shifting our eyes away from the horserace (which, by the way, has shown Bush ahead four out of the last five weeks), we can see that deeper changes have affected the electorate...
...back off its vow to "destroy" Sadr's militia. And yet in both cases sticking to those goals are alienating growing sections of Iraqi society. It's not that they necessarily support Sadr or the insurgency, but they're increasingly outraged by the U.S. response and the mounting toll of Iraqi casualties...
...their invincibility. But at a school teeming with unstoppable Type As, someone inevitably ends up with the short end of the stick. For many, the cycle of rejection begins with the Freshman Arts Program or freshman seminars. Then creative writing classes, art classes and a cappella groups take their toll. By senior year, the ruthless competition to gain a foothold in the dismal job market dispels myths that a Harvard acceptance is a ticket to acceptance. And this reality check leads some Harvard students to turn against the only obstacles within reach: each other...
...high school, Peter—class valedictorian, an Eagle Scout and a National Merit Scholar—always rose to the top. Now, without any plans for next year, his steady string of rejections has taken a visible toll. He slouches in the booth. He avoids eye contact. His speech is self-effacing and marked with anger directed toward his more successful peers. “Around all these ambitious people, you need to have a job or you’re considered worthless,” he says as he places his soup firmly back on the table...