Word: versus
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...which women and in which positions.”In the next year, Hammonds’ office will work to establish stronger mentorship structures, survey the entire faculty, and attempt to collect data on more subtle indicators of discrimination such as amounts of lab space given to male versus female faculty members. The survey will be similar to the one examining internal bias conducted by MIT biologist Nancy Hopkins in 1999.“I think this is a huge step,” Lamont says. “The fact that a parallel study will be conducted and that...
...METAPHOR ABOUT FAITH’Cuse says that one of the things that attracted him to “Lost” was that it dealt with issues and worked on a level that most TV shows try to avoid.“The debates about faith versus reason that go on in the show have been great in that it’s incredibly rewarding to see that we can write television that deals with issues that are substantive,” he says. “We decided not to write down to the audience, like many shows...
...very selective memory in the 2005 season, forgetting Harvard’s past successes. The Crimson was shut out in five of its 17 games and scored a mere 19 points on the season. Four contests went to at least one overtime, including a three-overtime match-up versus Northeastern, but they all resulted in losses. However, history recalled with lucid remembrance the past 11 years of Princeton dominance that had led to 11 consecutive Harvard defeats—now an even 12. The disheartening 2-1 loss to the Tigers was the Crimson’s ninth game decided...
...third of the competition. The women were seventh among their 23 collegiate opponents, while the men finished eighth of 26. Scherf dominated the 6K course in 21:19.3, winning the meet’s coveted title. Individual accomplishment was again a strong force for Harvard in its annual battle versus Yale but was not enough for the Crimson to overcome its New Haven host and other Ivy rival Princeton, despite record-shattering performances by Scherf and Barrett. Scherf’s 17:03 finish proved only enough to merit second place, while Barrett’s first-place achievement...
...gains in this fall's elections - if not take back control of the House and Senate. A new AP/Ipsos poll out Friday shows only a quarter of Americans approving of the job Congress is doing and fully 51 percent of Americans saying they hope Democrats control Congress this fall, versus only 34 percent who want Republicans to retain power. But most notably, the poll showed the collapse of conservative support for Bush and the lack of enthusiasm conservatives have for this November's congressional elections. Democrats, according to the poll, are much more excited about the upcoming races...