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After the driver hung his hands out the open window, Ellison—short, sprightly, and still in his 20s—approached the vehicle...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Ellison Takes Winding Path to College | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

Their stories provide a rare window into the often overlooked consequences of withdrawal from the College. Every year, an average of 70 Harvard students face a “requirement to withdraw”—the Ad Board’s most common response to cases of academic dishonesty and a relatively standard response to serious academic failures...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Forced Withdrawals Come Under Fire | 3/23/2010 | See Source »

...become stranded." Choi Sai-mui, who plunged with her son from the Tsing Yi Bridge, was one of these women. So was the woman who in 2007 tied the hands and feet of her 12-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son before jumping with them from the window of their flat. And while the woman who threw her 4-year-old girl from the seventh floor of a Kowloon shopping mall in February before leaping herself was not an immigrant, she was unhinged by feelings of social and financial despair. The mother apparently believed that her daughter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hong Kong: Parent-Child Suicides Are Rising | 3/19/2010 | See Source »

Here's a little window into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Rand Paul Good or Bad for Republicans? | 3/17/2010 | See Source »

...from that negative press sprang numerous bad-car jokes, many of which you feature in your book. Do you have a favorite? I like the one that goes: Why does the Yugo have a rear-window defroster? So you can keep your hands warm while you push it. These aren't jokes I had a hard time collecting. They're everywhere. But with a lot of these jokes, you could simply [substitute] Pinto or Fiat. There's something about cars that we love to goof on. People love driving high-status cars and love goofing on low-status cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Yugo: Worst Car Ever? | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

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