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...lately, a staggering number of them are disappearing. So far this season, which is barely a quarter of the way over, six NBA head coaches, or 20% of the total, have already been fired; the latest victim, Sacramento's Reggie Theus, just got the news on Monday. That's a new record for axings before Christmas. The other casualties include Sam Mitchell, the 2006-07 NBA Coach of the Year for the Toronto Raptors, fired by the club on Dec. 3; Maurice Cheeks, the beloved ex-champion point guard for the Philadelphia 76ers, canned by the Sixers last weekend despite...
Last December, Harvard College implemented a financial aid initiative aimed at upper-middle class families. Under the new program, families making between $60,000 and $120,000 pay from 0 to 10 percent of their total incomes, while those making between $120,000 and $180,000 pay only 10 percent. The new program also eliminated loans and removed home equity from consideration...
...margin of victory, while impressive, was nothing out of the ordinary for the Crimson’s own first team All-American, who is undefeated on the year. The two-time All-Ivy selection has thoroughly dominated his opposition, outscoring his six opponents by a combined total...
...General Education committee approved 10 classes last Thursday, bringing the total number of courses counting for credit in the new program up to 66. But one of those classes might not be listed as a Gen Ed class if the professor cannot find enough teaching fellows to accommodate a large class size—an issue that has become a defining feature of Gen Ed courses thus...
...Sending 20,000 more forces in Afghanistan will push total American troop strength in that country up to 58,000. If Afghanistan were as urbanized as Iraq and if the Taliban insurgency had an urban base, then a troop surge on this scale might have an impact. But Afghanistan is physically larger than Iraq and more than 75 percent of all Afghans live in remote rural communities where the Taliban now has a significant base of support. Controlling a growing Taliban insurgency across this vast countryside will be impossible with just 58,000 American soldiers. Our NATO allies are showing...