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Abstinence Prevails With Harvard's True Love Movement

Abstinence Prevails With Harvard's True Love Movement

Who said “true love” doesn’t exist?

 

Oh, right – everyone.

 

Still, if there were one example of such an ideal, it would undoubtedly be Sarah Kinsella and Justin Murray, the founders of Harvard’s True Love Revolution.

 

As the name suggests, members of this “new, non-sectarian student-run organization at Harvard College” pledge to remain abstin...

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Yale's Endowment Drops 25 Percent, Hits the Panic Button

Yale's Endowment Drops 25 Percent, Hits the Panic Button

Since the beginning of the summer and the start of the global economic collapse, Yale University’s endowment has nosedived, losing roughly 25 percent of its total worth, or $5.9 billion, in only six months.

 

In an open letter to the community, University President Richard Levin confirmed the drop, but assured distraught Yalies that, despite the...

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Latest comment by Anonymous: you are comparing apples and oranges when looking at Yale's announcement vs. Harvard's. The 13% figure for Yale is what compares to the 22% figure from Harvard (publicly traded stocks and securiti

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Obama to Tap Dartmouth Alumnus For Treasury Secretary Position

Obama to Tap Dartmouth Alumnus For Treasury Secretary Position

Yesterday, the ever-smug Princetonians patted themselves on the back after President-elect Barack Obama announced that two of their own would be joining his administration, and soon, Dartmouth is hoping to do the same.

 

According to several reports, Timothy Geithner ’83 has appeared at the top of Obama’s short list of Treasury secretary candida...

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Latest comment by Anonymous: That was so well said!

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Emma Watson Spotted at Harvard, Students Lose Their Minds

Emma Watson Spotted at Harvard, Students Lose Their Minds

Emma Watson, who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, was spotted yesterday at Harvard taking a tour of the dorm rooms, which suggests that the 18-year-old British actress may be enrolling at the university in the very near future.

 

According to the Harvard Crimson, Hermione Emma was first spotted at the Quincy House with two escor...

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Latest comment by Anonymous: Harvard is an excellent place to study English, so shut up, b/w us Emma in Harvard is to funny(in a good way)

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Oxford Can't Compete With Harvard Academically, Wants to Raise Tuition to Seem "More Important"

Oxford Can't Compete With Harvard Academically, Wants to Raise Tuition to Seem "More Important"

Believe it or not – outside of the United States, there are several universities that rival the prestige and quality of the Ivy League.

 

While that notion may sound wholly unbelievable to a xenophobic Ivy Leaguer, it’s completely true. Oxford and Cambridge, for example, are two that have been around for centuries and are recognized as the crème...

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Latest comment by Valencia Chang: Hrm, how is academic excellence measured, exactly? Oxford and Harvard have such different systems of education, plus they're on different continents, I don't see why Oxford feels pressured by America at all if it's not losing students overseas

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Harvard Graduate Students Robbed at Gunpoint

Harvard Graduate Students Robbed at Gunpoint

Is Cambridge, Massachusetts no longer safe for students?

 

In the last two weeks, four students – a Boston University woman and three Harvard graduate students – have been robbed near Harvard University. While the incidents are unrelated, students should avoid travelling in the area at night whenever possible.

 

The most recent incident, involvi...

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Obama Takes Shot at McCain With "Fundamentals" Ad

Obama Takes Shot at McCain With "Fundamentals" Ad

Over the past couple of months, John McCain has released several mudslinging ads slamming his political archenemy Barack Obama. In one particular video, McCain called the Harvard/Columbia alumnus “the world’s biggest celebrity,” implying he is unfit to lead a nation, and in another, he took him to task on his now-legendary “lipstick” comment.

 

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Fewer Dumb Rich Kids Getting Into Ivies

Fewer Dumb Rich Kids Getting Into Ivies

It seems multi-generational streaks of elite privilege are being disrupted in Manhattan, where even previously entitled Spence girls and Collegiate boys are feeling the wrath of Harvard's 7% admissions hammer.

 

Like, not even one Dalton kid got into Harvard this year!  $400,000 (after taxes!) on a K-12 education and its A- students were totally...

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Latest comment by Anonymous: Oh and one more thing to add, Johns Hopkins is a terrific school and, while an Ivy is always in top demand,no person with an IQ (which Dalton alumni have) would actually make a comment like that about a school

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