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...last week, GradeFund claimed over 800 users, 34 of them with Harvard affiliations, according to Michael Kopko. GradeFund also scored its first corporate sponsor in ZooToo.com founder and president Richard Thompson. An entrepreneur himself, Thompson said that he does his best to support young people who act upon their ideas such as Kopko with GradeFund. “Do it the day you come out of college,” he said of starting your own business. “There’s no better time, and in this economy, you’re not gonna...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Fund to Give Greenbacks for Grades | 12/3/2008 | See Source »

Normally, she said, the roommates prop open the doors with a hanger, as many students do, but they make sure to lock the door upon leaving...

Author: By Helen X. Yang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Burglar Hits Cabot House Suite | 12/3/2008 | See Source »

...become more religiously observant. According to news reports, despite being a focal point of Jewish life in Mumbai, Nariman House is in a hard-to-find neighborhood, which many of its own guests have trouble locating. Yet the terrorists who arrived at the Nariman House did not stumble upon the location by chance. They knew exactly where it was and came to kill...

Author: By Lucy M. Caldwell | Title: Lessons From Mumbai | 12/3/2008 | See Source »

...language works in our everyday lives. “Humans are very, very touchy with their social relationships. When boundaries are breached there’s an emotional cost,” Pinker said. Popular culture and television proved to be fertile ground for examples, as Pinker drew upon scenarios from the romantic comedy “When Harry Met Sally,” as well as a number of instances of impromptu profanity by celebrities. “Using taboo words forces the listener to trigger negative thoughts,” he said. Pinker pointed out that semantic distinctions...

Author: By Carola A. Cintron-arroyo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pinker Discusses Language | 12/3/2008 | See Source »

Those nicknames from the past - God's Rottweiler, the Panzercardinal - don't seem to stick anymore. After acquiring a reputation as an aggressive, doctrine-enforcing Cardinal, Pope Benedict XVI has surprised many with his gentle manner and his writings on Christian love. But with the Christmas season upon us, there is growing proof that the 82-year-old Pope is also quite willing to play the part of Scrooge to defend his often rigid view of Church doctrine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pope's Christmas Gift: A Tough Line on Church Doctrine | 12/3/2008 | See Source »

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