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...selection process, Pilbeam’s picture was placed among those of British actor Sir Ian Holm (Bilbo Baggins in “The Lord of the Rings”), musician Elvis Costello, and folk-singer-turned-fundamentalist Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens). The results? While 55 percent of students polled correctly identified the dean, 25 percent chose Costello, with 12.5 percent and 7.5 percent choosing Holm and Islam respectively. It was clear, however, that much of the accuracy was due to certain “give-aways.” Some participants noted that Cat Stevens?...
...more invested in the game than anybody else we had played,” said Eliot IM Rep A. Patrick Behrer ’09. One reason for the intensity may be that Dudley’s team is composed mostly of international students—about 90 percent, according to Dudley’s assistant-captain Mauricio O. Carneiro—who come from countries where soccer is taken more seriously. Dudley players, on the other hand, say undergrads play more aggressively with them because they are strangers. Carneiro (valiantly) said he asked his reps if Dudley could spend...
...total graduate population increased by two percent last year—the same proportional increase experienced by minority students...
...article was published by the Council of Graduate Schools, not the Council of Graduate Students. The article implied that each minority population examined in the report—including international and domestic students—increased its enrollment in graduate programs by at least 3 percent, but in fact this figure only applied to domestic students. Finally, the article stated that women constitute 67 percent of the enrollment in master's programs. In fact, the report found that women make up 65 percent of the enrollment in master's programs at schools that only offer master...
...Lowe gets an open bucket. McGreary counters with a wild thre attempt. Lowe makes another three at the other end. Bad start after the timeout. 17-22. Lin got a hand in his face, but this team is on fire in the first half. The Terriers are shooting 75 percent from three, knocking in 6. 9:56 Harris gets fouled. Makes both on the other end. 19-22. 9:30 Foot on the line, but called a three anyway. Lowe makes another three. But Pusar counters with a crucial three of his own. Then yells at his bench...