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...both the first and second varsity eights and beating both Yale and Virginia in the novice eight. The comeback in the first varsity over the Cavaliers was epic and paved the road to the NCAAs for Radcliffe.Back in town for the Beanpot, the Black and White joined other Boston area schools on the Charles for a display of Radcliffe’s uncontested supremacy on the river. The crew did not lose a single race to Northeastern, Boston University, Boston College, or MIT.During this contest, the Black and White reminded the public of its longstanding commitment to the community...
This year’s graduates were more satisfied with their cumulative experiences than with any particular part—whether academics, extracurricular activities, or social life—according to a Crimson survey that polled more than 600 seniors. Women were slightly more satisfied than men in each area, the survey found...
...their financial success. Large universities should not be taxed like larger corporations in part because of their beneficial effects on the community. Schools like Harvard and Boston University not only produce citizens that are educated to help their communities, but are also some of the top employers in their area. Taxation could serve as a disincentive for donations that might push the endowment over $1 billion, and the tax was rightfully disposed of. Schools that have sizeable endowments should make a practice of charitable donations, but those should be University-driven and not mandated by the state...
...Tuesday night in Montana, the last Democratic primary in the nation ends, one hour after the polls close in South Dakota. The fourth-largest state in terms of area (but with fewer than one million people and only three electoral votes) was long accustomed to being flown over by presidential candidates. But this year, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are working hard to pick up a majority of the 17 delegates apportioned by primary voters, plus eventual endorsements from eight independent superdelegates...
...many of the tropical diseases to which dogs succumb. In the field, they are quick and methodical. Thirty-six rats trained in Tanzania are working on the project so far, and have already cleared thousands of mines across the country. "Two rats can clear a 200-square-meter area in one hour," says Mkumbo. "It takes one [human] de-miner two weeks to do the same area." And all that the rats ask in return is tasty food. When Samo signals the presence of a mine by scratching the ground, Emmanuel, his handler, presses a clicker which makes a noise...