Harvard and Yale Yield Rates Remain Unchanged
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- May 9, 2008
But Dartmouth is 'in a holding pattern' with its wait list.
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ACLU Accuses Harvard of Ties to the FBI
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- April 15, 2008
The ACLU has questioned Harvard's police about why an undercover officer was photographing a political rally last month and has accused the school of maintaining a political intelligence unit that reports to the federal government.
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Harvard Halts Transfers for Two Years
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- March 21, 2008
Cramped dorms can't accommodate anyone else.
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Harvard Law School Pushes Students Into Public Sector
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- March 19, 2008
Harvard Law School announced it would waive tuition for third-year law students who pledged to work in the public sector.
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Ditching Cafeteria Trays for the Environment
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- March 3, 2008
Several schools across the country have begun experimenting with and implementing cafeteria tray bans in hopes of reducing waste and water usage in dining halls.
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Stanford and Wash U. Offer More Aid, Too
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- February 20, 2008
Families that make less than $60,000 can skip the student loan part.
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Obama the Vampire Debater
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- February 19, 2008
What would it look like if Sen. Barack Obama sang and danced and fought vampires?
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- February 7, 2008
A Harvard study suggests napping may aid memory recall; the University of Wisconsin considers offering students a second transcript of extracurricular activities
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Super Tuesday on Campus
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- February 6, 2008
Students got their voting shoes on Tuesday—a day filled with trials, tribulations, brawls, and celebrity.
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Harvard Dining Services Find Used Needles
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- February 1, 2008
Among dirty dishes and utensils, Harvard dining workers have been finding used hypodermic needles on trays sent to the kitchen.
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How Liberal Are Academics? Follow the Money
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- January 23, 2008
Princeton loves Democrats.
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Newsmaker of the Year
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- January 15, 2008
Choose the higher education mover and shaker of 2007..
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Columnist of the Year
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- January 15, 2008
Which wordsmith best spoke to you?
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Best Alternative Media Outlet
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- January 15, 2008
Which nontraditional medium do you prefer?
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Yale to Harvard: We’ve Got Money to Give Away, Too!
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- January 9, 2008
Yale University made its announcement this week that it will dip $1.15 billion deep into its endowment to boost financial aid, increase research, and expand its free online resources.
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The Markdown at Harvard
By Kim Clark -
Education
- December 13, 2007
Rich universities feel pressure to share more of their wealth
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Higher Education: Now Only a Little Less Unattainable
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- December 11, 2007
Harvard's more affordable. If you could just get in.
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Staged Kidnappings More Obnoxious Than 'Men in Black II'
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- December 5, 2007
Channeling their inner alien snatchers, men dressed in dark suits and sunglasses abducted Harvard students.
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(Not-So-) True Confessions of Mark Zuckerberg
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- December 3, 2007
Facebook deals with lawsuits, divulged diaries, and unhappy users.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 16, 2007
Frat brothers at Nicholls State University steal bundles of the student newspaper; Harvard students host the "Juban Celebration"; Washington State offers TiVo to students; A plaque is stolen from a Kansas State frat
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 15, 2007
Ambitious Harvard student downloads more than 5 million Factiva articles; North Carolina fire killed seven UNC and Clemson students; A mouse causes a power outage at University of Minnesota
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Learning to Lead
By Susan Headden -
Nation & World
- November 12, 2007
"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."
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Brawling in Boston? Surprise: Not About the Red Sox!
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 29, 2007
A Harvard after-party gets rowdy, and surprisingly, it wasn't even about the Red Sox.
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Facebook Friends Microsoft
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 25, 2007
For just $240 million, Microsoft has secured a 1.6 percent stake in the social networking site founded by Harvard dropout, Mark Zuckerberg.
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