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...findings. By removing the essay, MIT sends a signal to high-school students that writing and expressive qualities are not as important as concrete achievements. They forget that many of their great alumni, from architect I.M. Pei to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, used their voice to help propel them to the top of their fields...
...through the Crimson’s first eight games of 2009, Harms has been even better. Harms is sporting a .38 goals against average with five shut outs. His clean sheet against Army on September 13th helped propel Harvard into the national rankings for the first time this season...
...government oppression and even a couple of twisted love songs, but mostly they don’t venture far from their familiar territory, both lyrically and musically.The album kicks off with the two songs which stick closest of all to their formula. A pulsating bassline and whining, mesmeric synths propel the album’s first single “Uprising.” It’s all fairly predictable—especially the chorus, in which Matt Bellamy decries with typical fist-pumping authority: “They will not force us / They will stop degrading us / They...
With polls predicting that German parliamentary elections on Sept. 27 could propel the Free Democrats into government as a coalition partner with Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, Westerwelle now looks within reach of a job at least as serious as his demeanor. Such an outcome would represent a substantial shift in German politics. Governing with the Social Democrats since 2005, Chancellor Merkel, though firmly on the center-right in most questions, has often tacked to the left to preserve her coalition. She has said that she would prefer to govern with the FDP, but that would recast the Social Democrats...
...global search that lasted for approximately a year, according to J. Gregory Morrisett, associate dean for computer science and engineering. Morissett said that Ham’s work in areas such as circuits and biomedical devices and his extensive knowledge of both electrical engineering and physics helped propel him to the forefront of the candidate pool. “He’s the kind of guy we look for whose knowledge spans disciplines and can create the kind of inventions that the world needs,” Morissett said. —Anita B. Hofschneider can be reached...