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...athletes are Division I athletes. They are recruited by hundreds of schools, including the likes of Stanford, Berkeley, Rice, and Duke. At some point, a Harvard athlete decides that he or she values a world-class education, and athletics as a way to receive one. The athlete could easily accept that five-year full scholarship from Stanford, but she or he makes an enormous monetary sacrifice to attend Harvard instead. Harvard offers absolutely nothing to its athletes that it does not offer to other students. Athletes accept this added economic challenge and embrace Harvard athletics for four years. There...
...main in-country base for coalition forces--an air of permanence is taking hold. Soviet-era military debris--from MiG fighters to helmets--is being bulldozed into piles. The runway apron has been extended. Offices and a gym are under construction. The Post Exchange supply shop has begun to accept credit cards. There are even efforts to control the ever-present dust, a fine gray chalk that infiltrates everything--seams, food, mouths--and turns to slime at the slightest hint of rain. And while U.S. officers concede that the mission in Afghanistan has no end date, they do like...
...surface, Musharraf does not need to put himself?and the country?through this exercise. His corps' commanders?whose support is critical to his survival?are handpicked loyalists, and most Pakistanis accept his rule. But with national legislative elections coming up in five months, he wants to shore up popular support in case a vengeful new Parliament tries to throw him out or charge him with treason for the coup...
Unfortunately, the Harvard College admissions office seems to value athletic talent more than any other achievement, skill or potential aptitude. Varsity coaches tag applicants for special consideration. The admissions office, more often than not, must then find a reason to reject, rather than a reason to accept these tagged athletes. This tagging formalizes the inflated value that the College puts on athletic success. In many cases, this system places athletic virtuosity above academic ability for a significant portion of the admitted first-year class...
...former vice president, who visited his alma mater to accept the College Democrats’ Democrat of the Year award, echoed criticisms he made of the Bush Administration earlier this month at the Florida Democratic Conference...