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...only imagine the hue and cry that would erupt if the current Core program were not subject to grade inflation. Receiving an arbitrary grade somewhere between a "B-" and an "A," (which, according to Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield, is where 90 percent of Harvard grades lie) is a lot more palatable than receiving an arbitrary grade that falls somewhere over the full spectrum of grades...
...Beneath the hyperbolic talk of Frankenfoods, even proponents of agricultural biotechnology agree, lie some real concerns. To begin with, all foods, including the transgenic foods created through genetic engineering, are potential sources of allergens. That's because the transferred genes contain instructions for making proteins and some proteins?those in peanuts, for example?cause allergic reactions. Then there is the problem of "genetic pollution," as opponents of biotechnology term it. Pollen grains from such wind-pollinated plants as corn, for instance, are carried far and wide. The continuing flap over Bt corn and cotton?the gene of a common soil...
...risk groups: everyone who is sexually active is at risk. Babies too, unwittingly infected by mothers. Barely a single family remains untouched. Most do not know how or when they caught the virus, many never know they have it, many who do know don't tell anyone as they lie dying. Africa can provide no treatment for those with AIDS...
...Yoga allows kids a much needed time out. Near the end of Chandler's class in a Chicago suburb, eight students adopt shavasana (literally "corpse pose"). Covered in woven blankets, they lie on their backs with their eyes closed while the CD "Tao of Healing" plays in the background. "Envision a cloud floating down next to you," says their teacher Ilene Sang. "Envision a place that brings you happiness. It might be a zoo, a garden or a beach. Go on a journey, and I'll tell you when to come back." Within 10 minutes, three students are sound asleep...
...former assistant deans of freshmen say administrators will often call and ask students why they were admitted to UHS, and students, hesitant to refuse to give the information or lie, will often tell them...