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...segregated schools—a problem that Cambridge already faces. Robert C. Riordan—a former teacher and administrator in Cambridge Public Schools who now works for a network of charter schools in California—expressed the same concern, saying that the current proposal would mandate a trend towards segregated schools. “Such a requirement would throw the weight of the state behind the current drift toward apartheid schooling,” said Riordan, who pointed out that the current charter schools in Cambridge already serve much higher populations of at risk students than their district...
...home—it’s been a different story. The squad has lost two tough overtime contests, against Dartmouth last weekend and Northeastern earlier in the year. The close loss Friday night to Ivy rival Penn stings all the more in light of this trend...
People expect a lot from science—that it will eradicate disease, put us in contact with aliens, create robots that do our laundry—but the claims sometimes border on extravagant. In a New York Times essay this week, Dennis Overbye continues this trend by arguing that science (what he calls the “most successful human activity of all time”) elevates democracy. Because science does not purport to provide ethical guidance, he says, it transcends the divisions of culture and creed to bring people together...
...criticisms he raises resonate with much of the Afghan public, which is particularly angered by air strikes that often inflict civilian casualties. Arming local warlords to fight the Taliban, Karzai warns, has had a disastrous effect in the recent past and would most likely reinforce Afghanistan's anarchic trend. Distancing himself from the counterinsurgency war in his country may be a calculated election strategy on Karzai's part. He could also seek to bolster his position by reaching out to other key neighborhood players such as India, Iran and Russia, all of which have good reason to back him against...
...together.”Harvard must aim for a strong start on its home court, as the Quakers are 0-10 when trailing at halftime but 4-0 when leading. Penn has won twelve of the last thirteen games against Harvard, but the Crimson will hope to reverse that trend this coming Saturday. Harvard will face the famed Princeton offense just 24 hours later. Known for their plethora of three-point attempts and the motion offense, the Tigers will bring a completely different style of play to the court. It is no surprise that in Princeton’s last...