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...Percentage of African Americans--compared with 8.8% of Hispanics and 3.6% of whites--who are likely to be searched after being pulled over by police. African Americans are more than twice as likely as whites to be arrested...
...cost of heating Harvard. Some at the College saw a chance to address issues of conservation and convenience concurrently. By moving winter finals to December, Harvard could close its dorms in January, saving on heating and finally giving its students a real break. Changes in the calendar were approved twice by the Faculty Council, but were shot down both times after being passed on to the entirety of the faculty.Ironically, the seminal catalyst for calendar reform, the cost of energy, has been reduced to inconsequence. The UC announced as part of its 26-page report on the issue that...
...reading poetry and philosophy,” she says. It shows, especially in “Compline,” one in a series of poems chronicling the liturgical hours that was published in the Spring 2006 issue of The Gamut. The poem exudes the wisdom of a poet twice her age and the energy of any college writer, as in its final stanza:“[W]hat evidence can there be for your eyes? They cast no shadow / but the shadow of my darkness, as reddening breath / passes within us and opens every window to light...
...then the unexpected happened. I launched a forehand that was just up, bouncing twice before Suchde could reach it. I had won a point...
...when sunny beaches beckon you to leave frosty Cambridge behind, that is a tough pill to swallow. When the thermometer doesn’t hit 30 for weeks, even the strongest-willed environmentalist says “bring it on” to global warming. But you may think twice when you realize that your favorite place to spend time outdoors—be it a snow covered mountain or a sunny beach—could be meaningfully altered by the time your children want to enjoy it, and your decisions may be contributing to its demise...