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...annual event held by Tuesday Magazine—taking place this year on April 26 in Ticknor Lounge—that offers an opportunity for students to exercise their lyrical prowess and creativity. Tuesday, a self-proclaimed general interest magazine, seeks to publish works from a broad spectrum of genres that might not have other venues for expression. OUTWIT is a manifestation of this mission. “We try to find the undiscovered talent at Harvard, the weird little quirky niches that no one gets to see, and OUTWIT is another way to showcase that,” says...
...increased support for financial aid programs at the various universities will be funded partially by modest tuition hikes hovering around the 3 percent mark, as most administrators are hesitant to further burden families from across the socioeconomic spectrum who feel the recession’s pinch...
Before the investigators served up a morsel, they had their volunteers complete a standard behavioral questionnaire designed to measure self-control. "The survey covers a whole spectrum of human behaviors, including such things as shopping and drinking," says Keith Wilcox, a Ph.D. candidate at the City University of New York and one of the study's authors. "We tailored it so it would also be food-specific...
...other end of the luxury spectrum, The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square is also taking steps to promote the environment by granting parking discounts to compact cars, installing a “juice bar” in the garage to charge hybrid and electric cars for free, and offering guests a complimentary bike program...
...Autism, for example, should be distinguished from disorders that are currently screened, such as Down syndrome and Huntington’s diseases. It is not a disease, but a spectrum condition that does not necessarily entail suffering. Indeed, autism is often related to remarkable talents—it is believed that both Newton and Einstein were autistic—and selection against the condition can be viewed as a sinister form of eugenics that discriminates against those who are not typical...