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Rhodes Trust Confirms NY Times Story, Yale Quarterback Candidacy Was 'Suspended' Due To Sex Assault

AP | Posted 02.04.2012

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Rhodes Trust officials suggest a Yale University quarterback would have known that his candidacy for the prestigious scholarship w...

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Rhodes Scholar!

AP | Posted 01.20.2012

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NEW YORK (AP) — The son of actress and activist Mia Farrow and director Woody Allen has been chosen as a Rhodes Scholar. Ronan Farrow is among 32...

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Helpful Advice for Rhodes Scholars (For the Rest of Us, Maybe Not So Much)

Bradley W. Bloch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bradley W. Bloch

In replacing aristocracy with meritocracy, are we really opening the gates of opportunity, or merely replacing one narrow ideal with another?

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No Truth To 'Dumb Jock' Stereotype, Study Finds

Posted 05.25.2011

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The phrase "dumb jocks" is officially bogus, at least according to a new study out of Washington State University. According to the study, conduct...

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Columbus Day Special: Colonialists And Conquerors (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Columbus Day may be celebrated as a patriotic holiday in the United States, but the man himself remains somewhat controversial. Some view Christopher ...

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Raphael Graybill, Rhodes Scholar, Is Auxiliary Police Officer With New York Police Department

AP | STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Henry Spelman found out he'd won a Rhodes Scholarship, his first call was to his girlfriend. To share the good news, of course, but also to see w...

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Obama Should Nominate Feingold Next to Supreme Court

Matthew Rothschild | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew Rothschild

Obama would do himself proud, and his progressive base proud, and the Constitution proud, by nominating Russ Feingold to fill the next vacancy on the Supreme Court.

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Rhodes Scholarship Winners: Anthropologist, Football Star, More

AP | DAN ROBRISH | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — A University of Pennsylvania student who organized an exhibit about Lenape Indians living quietly in the state is among this year...

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Six Ways McCain Could Still Win

Jon Wiener | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jon Wiener

Possibility #5: Sarah Palin reveals secret past as Rhodes Scholar; admits "hockey mom" thing was just a ruse -- to avoid being called an "elitist."

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