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...reason why students today have been inclined to adopt less violent measures??and why Bok can afford to sit and listen to them—may be that they find the opportunity cost of belligerent activism higher than what their counterparts faced in years past...
...HSPH found considerable variation in nicotine levels across the years, and that “the chance that it comes from nicotine leaf content is 1 in 1000.” Connolly said none of the analysis produced by Phillip Morris has included any of the basic statistical measures??such as p-values or R-squared values—necessary to make the analysis valid. In a letter published in several news sources, John R. Nelson, president of operations and technology for Philip Morris USA, said that “contrary to the implications of the [HSPH] report...
...disregard an essential area of academic inquiry. As such, the University should at least begin the process of development with some “seed money” to demonstrate concrete commitment to the development of South Asian studies. This seed money can provide enough to kick-start intermediate measures??the hiring of visiting professors, a certificate or secondary field program, and an increase in grant and research opportunities. Importantly, such a measure would also demonstrate Harvard’s commitment to the field to potential donors.Once the Faculty commits its resources, the Sanskrit and Indian Studies department...
...members have become this mired in a medley of self-serving and myopic politics. The UC is failing at its one job, representing undergrads, and thus students should drive for a referendum to bring needed change. A referendum might seem extreme to some, but dire times call for dire measures??and short of an unexpected reversal, these are shortly becoming dire times...
...However, after BAA President Andrew Jones, a recent graduate of UCLA, began a series of aggressive measures??including publishing a list of the “dirty 30” radical professors and offering monetary rewards for students to gather information about professors—Thernstrom decided to officially sever ties with the group...