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...conference to study the dearth of women in science and engineering. On his sheet of notes, Summers listed the sections over three lines:• “high-powered job hypothesis,” suggesting that many women eschew time-intensive scientific careers in favor of familial obligations.• “availability of aptitude at the high end,” contending that a greater number of men than women are capable of extraordinary brilliance in the sciences.• “socialization and patterns of discrimination,” two separate theories...
...Patriot Act, tax cuts, affirmative action, gay marriage, drug prohibition deregulation, eminent domain, free trade: each student has an independent answer to each of these questions. Nonetheless, the two-party system forces people to pick one of two package deals of nonsensical and often contradictory opinions. If you favor gay marriage, you must oppose cuts in government spending; if you oppose racial profiling, you must believe in affirmative action; if you believe in free trade, you must oppose drug legalization.There is no political home at Harvard for a person who wants gay marriage and spending cuts, who opposes affirmative action...
...Senators on both sides tried to prepare the ground for Alito as he sat and listened to their opening statements in silence. Ted Kennedy hit him hardest, implying that his inclination to rule in favor of the executive branch might make him "a cheerleader for an imperial presidency" and saying that average Americans have had "a hard time getting a fair shake" in his courtroom. Republicans for the most part stuck to a recitation of Alito's unassailable credentials and the upbeat testimonials of colleagues and clerks-Republicans and Democrats alike. Only Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma went...
Though Harvard’s out-of-conference victories will certainly garner it favor with the NCAA selection committee in the spring, the Crimson will have to start playing better in the first 40 minutes—especially against weaker league foes—if it doesn’t want to rely on capturing the automatic bid given to the winner of the end-of-year ECAC tournament...
...standpoint, I don’t feel like we need to get back to the drawing board,” Crimson coach Ted Donato ’91 said. “I think we’ve just got to execute.” RETURNING THE FAVOR Fortunately for Harvard, its defense was equally as stingy as Union’s, limiting the Dutchmen to 24 shots—just five in the first period—and holding them scoreless in three power-play opportunities. Crimson goaltender John Daigneau stood strong behind his blueliners, making opportune saves...