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...alternative or in conjunction with existing curricula. “The subject areas are like courses available now at Cambridge Rindge and Latin,” said Evangeline H. Stefanakis, a Boston University professor who presented aspects of the IB program at last night’s meeting. The thrust of the argument for the IB program focused on preparing students for college and creating a network of worldwide equivalency with other IB schools. There are currently 2,294 schools worldwide, and 873 in the United States, that offer the IB. “It started out only with private...
...Hofeld was roughed up in several outings during last month’s grueling nonconference schedule, but was thrust into the spotlight yesterday with Harvard’s pitching corps sorely depleted. The freshman responded in by far the biggest spot of his career, allowing just one run on four hits while pitching all nine innings. A strikeout of Big Red centerfielder Ry Kagan put the exclamation mark on Hofeld’s first collegiate win—the Crimson’s first in over three weeks...
...have the makings of a team that is as good, if not better, than that team,” he says.Through three years with the Crimson, Jenkins saw the field mainly as a late-inning defensive replacement or a right-handed pinch hitter, but was thrust unexpectedly into the starting nine down the stretch of last season when Byrne went down with an injury. In the second game of a Sunday doubleheader in Providence, Harvard desperately needed a win to keep pace with the Bears in the standings Jenkins came up to the plate in the fourth inning with...
...grants immunity from liability arising from content posted by users. Of course, Web sites do not exercise full control over what content gets posted. When reputable websites providing forums for conversations responding to well-researched articles, this law seems reasonable. But in cases where user-content forms the primary thrust of the Web site, the publisher of the site bears a far greater responsibility. Many of these Web sites, especially those geared towards gossip, actively encourage and facilitate an atmosphere where people can say things they would never sign their names to. Given that, the law should intervene to protect...
...fits in a February contest in Ithaca, pouring in 16 points and grabbing 11 boards in Cornell’s 85-61 win.Where was she?As it turns out, Maduka rushed home after Friday night’s heartbreaking 46-44 loss to Dartmouth—a defeat that thrust Harvard into a first-place tie with Cornell before Saturday’s game. Cornell’s two-sport star decided to forgo the second game of the weekend to compete in the Indoor Heps track and field competition in Ithaca.Maybe it was the right call: Maduka set school...