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HARRISBURG, Pa. - Democratic Party enrollment surged past the 4 million mark Monday, setting a state record on the last day Pennsylvanians had to register to vote in next month's presidential primary. The figures, which showed modest declines in the ranks of Republicans and independents, reflected intense interest in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and recruitment efforts by both candidates, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois. Since last year's election, which featured races for judicial and municipal offices, the number of Democrats increased by more than 161,000, or more than 4 percent,...

Students Defect from Sciences Published On 2/7/2008 1:31:21 AM By ADITI BALAKRISHNA Crimson Staff Writer CLARIFICATION APPENDED As Harvard prepares to stake its future—and at least $1 billion of its funds—on the sciences, undergraduates are fleeing the discipline in large numbers, opting instead for concentrations in the social sciences and the humanities. According to a cross-analysis of data from the admissions department and the Harvard College facebook, there is a wide gap in the number of students who wish to pursue science at the start of their freshman year and the number of students who actually do. Between one-third and...

Enrollments in online courses are increasing 10 times faster than traditional enrollments. Let's see, every time someone visits a campus, takes a tour, visits a book store, eats in a cafeteria, looks at an empty gym or stadium, and then sits with a counselor for an hour or so, and then finally signs the enrollment form...10 people sign up online! Uh...gee...I wonder ...If I were a school, where should I apply my time and effort? Hard question. Schools like Arizona State University expect enrollment in at least one online course to soar from 15,000 to 100,000 within the next five...

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While the most dramatic--and widely popular--trend in health care today is toward patient control over health care decision-making, state government officials in Maine appear determined to take their constituents down a path toward socialized medicine that few have tried and none has successfully navigated.This summer, the state will begin enrolling residents in its health care program, called Dirigo--the state motto and Latin for "I lead." The plan was championed by Governor John Baldacci, a Democrat who campaigned for election on the issue of national health care.Uninsured Maine residents who elect to enroll in the program will get health coverage...

<p>GLENSIDE, Pa. (AP) --  Beaver College's decision to change its much-maligned name to Arcadia University has apparently boosted enrollment.</p> <p>The school changed its name a year ago to end years of abuse from the likes of David Letterman and "Saturday Night Live." Derogatory jokes often referred to the animal, "Leave it to Beaver" and the female anatomy.</p>