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...guzzling prosperity, and even relatively moderate environmentalists like Al Gore think that we need to undergo “sacrifice, struggle, and a wrenching transformation of society.” The alleged need for this self-flagellation stems from the fact that the U.S. makes up less than five percent of the world’s population, but Americans consume roughly 25 percent of the world’s resources. As the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary, “Affluenza,” states, “Since 1950, Americans alone have used more resources than everyone who ever...
...basic, safe and responsible method of controlling conception is unnecessarily regulated, even though research indicates that making oral contraceptive available OTC would dramatically increase its usage. According to a survey by Louis Harris and Associates, quoted in a policy report for the Institute For Women, “20.4 percent of sexually active women who currently do not use the Pill would be very likely to switch to that form of birth control if it were available over-the-counter,” which, the report adds, would lead to an increase of 6.96 million users...
...Most insidiously, grading in science courses is notoriously stiffer than in humanities and social science courses. Last month, the College Dean’s Office announced that the number of As and A-minuses awarded to undergraduates last year had crept above the 50 percent mark—a figure which is befuddling to any science concentrator stuck in any one of the numerous courses that curves around a B plus...
Approximately 55 percent of the class—901 seniors—responded to our poll...
...little consolation to jobless seniors, the graduate unemployment rate suggested by The Crimson’s poll seems to be lower than those reported at Harvard’s peer institutions in recent years. In a report on its Class of 2006 seniors, Princeton reported a 48 percent jobless rate among graduates heading into the workforce. The job market that unemployed seniors face this summer, however, is significantly more robust than last year’s. The 2007 National Association of Colleges and Employers survey, which polls businesses about their hiring plans, reports that employers plan to hire 17.4 percent...