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Remember when going through the mail was a thrill? These days Americans get an average of 18 pieces of junk mail for every personal letter. From catalogs to credit-card solicitations, our mailboxes are increasingly clogged with clutter. Dealing with unwanted mail not only wastes our time (eight months over the average lifespan) but also bears environmental costs. Paper spam eats up an estimated 100 million trees each year, with 44% of junk mail ending up--unopened--in landfills...
...year of Barack Obama, who is the indisputable Person of the Year, this is one competition where Michael Phelps can do no better than silver. But if the question were confined to sports, it would be Phelps by acclamation. His eight-for-eight performance in Beijing made him a household name, even as it placed him in the top tier of all-time Olympians...
...Eight years on, the ape activists are not yet at the breach. But “Animal Law” is a biannual course at HLS, offering Harvard’s attorneys-to-be a chance to question how the law views animals. Some animal lawyers now hope that the course and others like it could help challenge one of the oldest assumptions of our legal system: the property status of animals...
...game was our being able to double Wright in the post,” Wolff said.First ImpressionsDespite the tough loss, the Crimson saw several freshmen step up with solid play. Point guard Oliver McNally, hampered by injuries in the last two games, scored a career-high eight points and dished out three assists in 24 minutes. His classmate forward Peter Swiatek impressed in the final four minutes of the game, as he scored four points—the first four of his collegiate career—and grabbed his first rebound in a Harvard uniform.“With Oliver...
...victory also boosts Harvard’s unbeaten streak against the Big Green to eight matches, dating back to 2002. Yesterday’s match was the first 9-0 sweep...