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...know, a man of peace." He tried to remind Europeans that "America is a force for good. America is a force for liberty. America is a force to fight disease." He even conceded - this from a Texas oilman - that the rich nations of the world would have to "transfer out of the hydrocarbon economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush's Farewell Tour | 6/11/2008 | See Source »

Unfortunately, not all of the best and brightest will have the opportunity to study at Harvard. A month after the March 2007 application deadline, Harvard announced that it would not accept any transfer students for the next two years due to overcrowded housing...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Opening the Gates | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

Although the space crunch is a real problem, transfer students are a relatively small part of the student body. Given that 1,308 students competed this year for a mere 40 estimated transfer spots, admitted students could easily be spread across all 12 houses with minimal disturbance. Using temporary or graduate housing, cutting the size of the incoming freshman class, or reopening housing in Massachusetts Hall (which the College plans to do) would be more effective in confronting the housing constraints...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Opening the Gates | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

...many recent admissions initiatives aimed at attracting the strongest, most diverse, and most interesting classes possible. It discourages those who have made alternate educational decisions—such as attending community college or enrolling in a two-year program. It also creates a discontinuity in the current campus transfer community, leaving new transfers without guidance from those in years past. While it’s too late to change this year’s decision, Harvard should resume the transfer program as soon as possible...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Opening the Gates | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

...billion House renewal project.But in answering a call of duty to the University, the 68-year-old from the English coast became the conveyer of a number of unpopular decisions, including the end of the Undergraduate Council’s alcohol reimbursement program and the two-year suspension of transfer admissions.Pilbeam’s reticence and relative lack of visibility over the past year have proven problematic for his reputation among many students, but respect and admiration for him runs high among the Faculty and administration, who have time and again turned to him as a steady hand...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Portrait: David R. Pilbeam | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

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