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WEB UPDATE
College Sees No Change in Admissions Yield
By LINGBO LI
Thursday, May 08, 2008 5:04 PM
Harvard's yield for the Class of 2012 will remain about the same as last year—around 78 percent—even though the college admissions landscape has seen dramatic changes.

Webmail Worries @ FAS
By SHAN WANG
In February, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Information Technology circulated a comprehensive survey to address trends ranging from student concerns with FAS Webmail to general satisfaction with IT’s Web services.

Student Attacked Outside Lamont
By JUNE Q. WU
An unidentified male approached a female student from behind and wrapped a thin wire around her neck early Tuesday morning before she kicked the unknown assailant and fled the area unharmed, according to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD).

ON CAMPUS

Law School Adopts Open Access for Scholarship

HUDS Offerings Expand to Web

UC Will Finish Year With $10K

More Placement Tests To Be Moved Online

AROUND CAMBRIDGE

Apple Store To Open in Boston

MIT's Newest Acquisitions

CRIMSON/ WINSTON X. YAN

Art historian Sabeena Gadihoke lectures on the life and work of pioneering Indian woman photojournalist Homai Vyarawalla in the Sackler Museum Lecture Hall yesterday.

School Superintendent To Depart in 2009
By VIDYA B. VISWANATHAN
After almost two years of debate regarding his contract extension, the Cambridge School Committee voted Tuesday night to replace Superintendent Thomas D. Fowler-Finn—who has been at the helm of the district for five years—by next July.

Professors Hear Allston Plans
By MAXWELL L. CHILD and CHRISTIAN B. FLOW
Citing a lack of opportunity for direct communication with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) about plans to expand the campus into Allston, University President Drew G. Faust presented an update on the project at yesterday’s meeting of the full Faculty.

Grad Students To Help Design Gen Ed Courses

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Finances Strain Enrollment

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The Tax Stops Here
By THE CRIMSON STAFF
Harvard, and its wealthy peer institutions should use some of the money that they have rightfully generated to give back to the communities that host them.

Blue Skies Ahead
By THE CRIMSON STAFF
We commend the University for its impressive showing on the report. But as the Institute’s policy of not awarding “A” grades shows, there is always room for improvement, and we encourage Harvard to be a trailblazer in environmental policy.

A Mere Novelty?
By JAMES M. LARKIN
Whether or not this allusion was worked in to apologize for the project’s flawed final product, it’s not off the mark: “A Million Penguins” has much to say about the Internet’s still-shrouded dynamics.

India’s Silent Spaces
By KOMALA RAMACHANDRA
A visible minority is benefiting from India’s economic and political structure; an unseen and unheard majority is bearing the disproportionate burden the social costs associated with these gains.

Fame!
By ALEXANDRA A. PETRI
In a sea of excellence, those who manage to be famous must also be, in a way, notorious.

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Outstanding Seniors
By CRIMSON ARTS STAFF
Profiling 15 seniors who made a difference in Harvard's arts scene.

ARTS THURSDAY

Samuels: Too Much Love
By LAURA A. MOORE
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:24 PM
From the start, Samuels makes it clear that his mission is to show what has happened to us, the generation raised long after the optimism of the ’60s has waned. According to Samuels, we are like children, scared and ignorant of what makes our world work. We all want or need to submit to a higher authority.

Made of Honor
Directed by Paul Weiland (Sony Pictures)--2 stars
By JESSICA O MATTHEWS
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:27 PM
There is a basic framework for the romantic comedy: two people meet but do not become romantically involved because of friendship, other relationships, or a career in prostitution.

The Roots
"Rising Down" (Def Jam)--2 stars
By JAKE G. COHEN
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:28 PM
The blog Stuff White People Like tells us that Caucasians (ahem) like the depiction of inner-city Baltimore on “The Wire” because of its authenticity. And that reasoning also explains why white people have always had a soft spot for hip-hop/jazz/funk collective the Roots and why they’ll probably like their latest, “Rising Down.”

ARTS MONDAY:

‘ROFLCon’ Explores the Art of LOLing

Highs, Lows Mark ‘Wings’ Ballet

‘Sweeney Todd’ A Sadistic Pleasure

Crimson Denied Ivy Championship

ALEXANDRA C. DOWD
By KARA T. KELLEY
The defending Ivy League Champion Harvard softball team fell short of repeating last year’s success. Going for its second straight and fifth overall league title, the Crimson (25-22, 14-6 Ivy) finished its season Saturday afternoon against Princeton at Class of 1895 Field, falling 4-2 and 5-1. The Tigers (25-22, 18-2 Ivy) entered the series as South Division Champions and held the best record in the Ivy League.

Freshmen Performance Marks Tough Weekend
By LUCY D. CHEN
It’s been a tough season so far for the Harvard lightweight crew team. After a third-place finish behind Navy and Georgetown last weekend, the Crimson again found itself finishing last on Saturday morning, this time on the Charles River behind rivals Yale and Princeton. The Tigers won the varsity race to reclaim the Goldthwait Cup for the first time since 1999, and the Bulldogs were awarded the Vogel Cup, given to the team with the strongest overall performance.

Cross Solidfies Spot on Olympic Squad
By JAKE I. FISHER
Emily Cross is the best female fencer Harvard has ever seen. As impressive as it sounds, that description pales in comparison with Cross’s other accomplishments. The rising senior, who is currently ranked 11th in the world in the foil weapon, is one of the greatest female foilists in United States history.

Crimson Overcome Challenging Weather to Sweep Races
By ELIZABETH A. JOYCE
Sweeping all five races, the Radcliffe heavyweight crew claimed the Rowlands Cup, the Allen-DeWolfe Trophy, and the Beanpot Title by defeating Northeastern, Boston University, Boston College, and MIT over the course of last Saturday morning. This was the 10th straight year the Black and White has dominated Northeastern for the Rowlands Cup, the second straight Allen-DeWolfe Trophy win in competition against BU, as well as the second straight year the Black and White has claimed Beanpot bragging rights.

Recent Headlines:
Men's Heavyweight Crew (5/6:)
Crimson Takes Four of Five Races Against Northeastern
Women's Lightweight Crew (5/6:)
Knights Take Win In Tough Weather
Men's Lacrosse (5/6:)
Season Comes to an Unsatisfactory Finish
Sailing (5/6:)
Impressive weekend Earns Harvard Nationals Spot

CRIMSON/ RACHEL M. DOUGLAS

Where's the Money?
By JUN LI
The office on Arrow Street looks more like a trendy loft apartment than the headquarters of what is rapidly becoming one of the most influential Web sites in America. The open space, once an architecture studio, is buzzing with activity. The sound of phone calls and typing fills the air, and the staff—composed mostly of 20- or 30-somethings in casual office garb—is busy at work. But the company isn’t just another bunch of hackers programming without a purpose. And their “product” is neither a commodity nor a service—it’s democracy.

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