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...future Class of 2008 were preparing their college applications, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel L. Golden ’78 was writing a series of articles on the inequalities of admissions practices at top-tier universities that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize. Many of the articles, and the vast majority of Golden’s book—“The Price of Admission: How America’s Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges—and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates,” published in September—focus on preferences given...
...inefficient state-run companies, but many Vietnamese look forward to having more choice in their daily lives. Le To Nga, 65, lived through the Vietnam War and stood in line for ration cards in the 1980s. Today, she's happily filling her shopping cart at Big C, a vast new supermarket on Hanoi's outskirts run by France's Casino Group. Shopping "is not a matter of patriotism at all," Nga says. "These days, we just buy what we like...
...seem like the most appropriate choice to play the three, his major weakness—lack of an outside shot, which he has worked on extensively in the offseason—might necessitate the Crimson rotating in more of a scoring threat from the outside. Harvard’s vast supply of guards, as well as the nature of the Ivy League, arouse several other intriguing possibilities.The Ancient Eight is extremely perimeter-oriented, and teams with three or even four small, speedy players running the ball up and down the floor, driving and launching threes is not an uncommon sight.If...
Running at the Loeb Mainstage until Nov.18, the show presents a set of ten dances created by prominent American choreographers. “American Grace” covers a vast array of dance styles originating from many different time periods in its attempt to present an overview of the history of dance in America—and, concurrently, American history through dance...
...study” sessions. Most were either sleeping or in bed. But for everyone involved, the news was not welcome. It was a fire alarm. In dazed, disorganized columns, hundreds of students made their way down the stairs, across the courtyard, and out through the main breezeway. With the vast majority dressed either for sleep or the overzealous Eliot heating system, the cold, frustrated evacuees began huddling together for warmth. In pods of three or four, they began to ponder their situation. “If this is a drill, where are the firemen...