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...temporary side effect of this measure was overcrowding. Some Harvard alums opposed equal access, fearing a decrease in the number of men admitted to the College, and forced Harvard to admit more women while only slightly decreasing the number of men admitted...
...officials said they would admit students only in September of each school year, breaking with their years-long practice of admitting students in two separate cohorts. Students who began school in January would study for four consecutive terms--including a three-month summer semester--and graduate a year and a half later. Students admitted in September would take a summer break, finishing in two years...
...theory that [Gorey] was up to much more that he would admit to," Brown says. "He would say that his work was just what you saw, and nothing more, but I think it's similar to Hemingway's claim that The Old Man and the Sea was just about an old fisherman and nothing else...
...medical reporter, I'm keenly aware that health news is confusing. And yes, I admit we journalists sometimes distort the issue by reporting results in starkly black-and-white terms, without much nuance or guidance on how to interpret them. Often we raise false hopes and complicate the lives of doctors who have to tell patients that the "cures" they've heard about in the media are still in the future. So when I arrived in steamy New Orleans last week for the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting, I knew I would have to be very careful...
...ADMIT IT: unless you get cornered by a grizzly bear on your summer vacation or go into labor while trekking across the Mojave Desert, there are few times in life when you really need a cell phone. More often than not, you're just chatting with a friend while stuck in rush-hour traffic or asking your wife what flavor ice cream she wants you to pick up at the grocery store. As handy as cell phones can be, for many consumers they're just a fun way to pass the time...