Moving to a big city after graduation is the popular path of many college graduates. Opportunities abound; there’s lots to do and plenty of people to befriend.
But what if you don’t want to be one of millions fighting to get ahead in a big city? If the idea of a huge metropolis sounds overwhelming and [...]

Last year we commented on a difference in how sports teams are referred to in Britain and New Zealand: “England are playing well”, but “New Zealand is playing well”.
We wondered whether the difference related to a perception that the team is a bunch of individuals (are) or a coherent single entity (is).
Kate Blackhurst e-mailed at [...]

After a heap of hype, with more than 400 suggestions flooding the franchises offices, Steel was, well, a name that we just had to live with whether we liked it or not.
I did hear one Central Pulse supporter say it should be spelt Steal, after the team stole victory from the Wellington-based franchise in a [...]

“Certainly college administrators have known about this for a while, but I think this study helps to pin down what the average effects are,” said Jaren Pope, an assistant professor in applied economics at Virginia Tech who conducted the study with his brother Devin, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.The brothers [...]