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Eric S. Barr

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Risky Business

For students with backgrounds in computer science, Internet startup companies--with their exotic stock options, sky-high signing bonuses and bright prospects--have


Students Hang Tight as Markets Take a Dive

Making money in the stock market the past few years has often seemed easier than a gut Core class for


Suspected Cheating at MIT is Debunked

It had all the makings of a headline news story. A hacker had supposedly broken into the grading system for


Interviews Strain Summer Proctors

While most students expect interviews for summer jobs to be challenging, few have ever had grammar books shoved in their


The Dot-Com Dreamers: Students leave Harvard for new technology firms

When David B. Alpert '00 was in elementary school, his parents bought an Apple IIe, which immediately caught his interest.


Worlds Apart: Why Harvard and the South Don't Get Along

The first time C. Jonathan Gattman '03 returned home to Florence, Ala. after enrolling at Harvard, people asked him if


Clinton Joins Worcester Residents in Mourning

WORCESTER--Surrounded by a sea of uniformed firefighters in a filled-to-capacity arena in Worcester yesterday, religious leaders and President Clinton paid


K-School, Japanese Business Group Announce Partnership

As a result of a partnership announced yesterday between a Japanese business association and the Kennedy School of Government (KSG),


Professors Debate Both Sides of Microsoft Case

Is Microsoft forcing corporations to serve poisoned coffee to their customers? And is Internet Explorer more comparable to a car's


BITSA Discusses Taiwanese Identity

In a college community acutely aware of cultural diversity, personal identity can be a charged issue. On Saturday the Boston