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...took 15 years to get the right gene, to neutralize a virus that could carry it, and to prove - first in test tubes and then in live animals - that the procedure was safe enough for humans. Finally a young man named Robert Johnson got the first shot. A team of U.K. doctors announced earlier this month, that they put a needle through Johnson's eye, into his retina, to replace the faulty gene that had been blinding him for years...
...Look at Stanford and Berkeley”, he says. “They have much more diverse student-athletes, and it’s not a question of simple test scores. I don’t think that Harvard has to lower or change its standards...
...primary obstacles Saretsky has already begun to deal with is the Academic Index (AI), a league-wide admissions metric rooted in standardized test scores and class rank...
...tenor among current Harvard coaches is notably more benign. Walsh calls the system “a challenge,” and Saretsky deems the heavy reliance on standardized test scores a “necessary evil.” But they, like the others interviewed, do not recommend any serious change...
...done with DRINKING period. That means it’s time for DRINKING finals period. Here are a few tips to make your life a little bit less awful. You could pregame your finals, but the game itself is a final—worst! Drink straight through every test you take. Some people use Lamont to study. Congress should pass a law that says these people are flat-out not allowed to live. If you go to the second floor of Lamont, you can watch hardcore pornography on the televisions while drinking yourself to finals glory. Congress should pass...