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HANDS DOWN, NO questions asked, the best piece of Ivy journalism today is in the Dartmouth, which leads with a revealing look at the school's early and regular admissions pools. Numbers in hand, reporter Marina Agapakis finds that Dartmouth's early pool is far less diverse and far more affluent than those who apply to the school through regular admissions. The differences are suprisingly staggering: The most drastic difference in representation between the two pools is in minority matriculants; 19 percent of matriculants from the early decision pool are racial minorities, whereas 40 percent of those accepted...
Thirty-eight percent of matriculants admitted to the Class of 2010 through early decision are receiving need-based financial aid, compared to 57 percent of regular decision matriculants.The Dartmouth also gets its hands on similar numbers for the University of Virginia, and finds that only 2 percent of students admitted early applied for financial aid. Two percent! Both Dartmouth and UVA had binding, early decision last year, but UVA just dropped its program. Dartmouth's outgoing gatekeeper, Karl Furstenberg, says they're staying the course...
...Board of Overseers. The committee does not include Interim President Derek C. Bok. Murray describes the role of the committee as one of “synthesizing” input from students and passing on such information to the search committee. He said that student advisors have regular contact with members of the search committee, “sometimes directly and other times through the general counsel or secretary.” “I think that the search committee has shown that it is sincerely interested in what students have to say by creating this group, by giving...
...think that the empowerment issue is as profound as the hope issue,” Ross said. “Folks need to be reminded that when regular people come together, we can make the changes that need to be made...
...Alas, hold the “praise be.” Although the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has dropped its blanket ban, conscientious travelers ought to be careful, lest they aid the terrorists. Stay away from those dangerous regular bottles of shampoo, toothpaste, and suntan lotion; these items are still verboten. And remember to avoid containers bigger than three ounces, plastic bags larger than a quart, and all bags without...