Mass. to widen tuition breaks at state colleges

Young illegal immigrants will pay the lower resident rate at state colleges and universities as soon as they obtain work permits through a new federal program.

Community colleges to try blended studies

Online education provider edX has teamed up with two Mass. community colleges to offer computer science classes that will combine virtual and classroom instruction.

Melissa White read a message while Ilmar Gavilán (left) and Juan Miguel Hernandez prepared to play.

Harlem Quartet’s long search gathers an intensity

There are many twists on the path to finding the right musicians and holding onto them.

Jackie Cunningham outside her mother’s room at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Hospices trying to sell the public on their care

Hospices nationwide are attempting to reach patients earlier and counter the impression that seeking the care is an act of giving up on life.

Julian Edelman (left) and quarterback Tom Brady celebrated a fourth-quarter touchdown as the Patriots thrashed the Colts on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.

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Patriots 59, Colts 24

Patriots rip Colts, Andrew Luck

The defense and special teams accounted for three touchdowns in New England’s 59-24 win over the Colts and their rookie QB.

Wily veteran Tom Brady got the better of rookie Andrew Luck in their first career meeting.

Christopher L. Gasper

Colts’ Andrew Luck won’t always be this easy to beat

Right now, the rookie QB is an NFL neophyte, his inexperience as apparent as his talent. Both were on full display Sunday.

The 49ers’ Alex Smith suffered a concussion in a Nov. 11 game.

NFL tackles head injuries with high-tech database

The NFL will convert to an electronic health record system next season with software provided by Westborough-based eClinicalWorks.

Nancy Pelosi said that any agreement has to include tax-rate hikes for the rich.

Phase in deficit cuts, economists say

No one disputes the federal deficit has to be cut. The argument is when. And most economists say not now.

Bipartisan steps urged on climate change policy

Energy and environmental analysts warn that idealistic calls to action may hurt policy efforts, since political consensus is needed.

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Roger Daltrey (left) and Pete Townshend led a reconstituted Who at TD Garden Friday night.

Music Review

The Who revisit ‘Quadrophenia’ at the Garden
Seth Hall, of Smithfield, R.I., said he’s not worried about the safety of Monster Energy Drinks, which he’s consumed for years, but to save money he has cut back from six cans a day to two.

G Cover

Questions mount on energy drinks
“The man in the sola hat” strikes a balance between the odd and the commonplace.

Photography review

An up-close view of Parsis at Harvard exhibit

Daily Dose

Do you need to fast for a cholesterol screening?

special section

Holiday arts preview
John Kerry has been a senator for nearly 28 years; Ted Kennedy held his office for 46 years.

Jeff Jacoby

Unhealthy devotion to incumbents
Work is play for Melissa White (left), Matthew Zalkind, Juan Miguel Hernandez, and Ilmar Gavilán.

Despite woes, Harlem Quartet still plays on
Cape Wind has started survey work in Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound. The project is expected to generate work in old port cities in the region.

Port cities hope to prosper off ocean again
Jenna Randall, 14, and Dylan Laleme, 12, wait for their race to begin at Riverside Speedway, a quarter-mile track in Groveton, N.H.

In N.H. town, kids grow up fast racing stock cars
Baseball Writers Association of America voters wound up giving Miguel Cabrera 22 out of 28 first-place votes.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Miguel Cabrera the worthy MVP, despite complaints
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell knows there is a long way to go when it comes to brain trauma. Nobody is expecting everything to be solved overnight.

Sunday Football Notes

NFL’s approach still leads to some head shaking
90+ Cellars “Holiday Essentials” six-bottle selection, $60 at Pioppi’s, 183 Court Street, 508-746-1943, pioppis.com.

Sunday Preview | Magazine

2012 holiday gift guide

Sports

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Tight end Rob Gronkowski terrorized Colts defenders with seven catches for 137 yards and two touchdowns.

Rob Gronkowski’s game ends with broken left forearm

The Patriots tight end suffered a broken left forearm in the 59-24 victory over the Colts, according to an NFL source.

Metro

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“I expect it to be life-changing, and I just don’t see how it couldn’t be,” said Harvard student Nina Yancy of DeSoto, Texas.

Six Harvard students receive Rhodes Scholarships

Of the small group of students selected as 2013 Rhodes Scholars, nearly half have connections to New England.

Columnists

Juliette Kayyem

BP lets employees take the fall

Adrian Walker

A gateway to science
MA350 earphones, by Reid and Heath Acoustics Ltd.

Tech Lab Plus

Cheap earbuds, rich sound from Reid and Heath

INNOVATION ECONOMY

App lures football fans with rewards
Wily veteran Tom Brady got the better of rookie Andrew Luck in their first career meeting.

Christopher L. Gasper

Colts’ Andrew Luck won’t always be this easy to beat
John Kerry has been a senator for nearly 28 years; Ted Kennedy held his office for 46 years.

Jeff Jacoby

Unhealthy devotion to incumbents
David Petraeus, left, attends the 70th anniversary of the 101st Airborne Division in August in Fort Campbell, Ky.

JOAN VENNOCHI

The press had a crush on David Petraeus, too

Christopher L. Gasper

The Game certainly lived up to its name
Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and his colleagues in the NHL ownership community have locked out the players since the start of the season.

Bob Ryan

NHL lockout doesn’t make owners look good
Paul Lee, Harvard class of ’46, (right) passed the modern Little Red Flag to Dick Bennink, class of ’38, at the Harvard-Yale football game on Saturday.

Kevin Cullen

No signs of tradition flagging at Harvard-Yale game
Miguel Galvez (left), cofounder of NBD Nano, chatted with investor Phil Shevrin during a TechStars event in Boston.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Incubator grads take work, hopes into real world
Kenny Chesney fans raise beer bottles to the singer at an August concert in Foxborough.

Lawrence Harmon

Foxborough’s drinking problem

Nation & World

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Vice President Joe Biden visited Seaside Heights, N.J., which suffered damage during Hurricane Sandy, on Sunday.

Gas rationing extended through week in NYC

New York City extended gas rationing, which began after Hurricane Sandy, through Friday because of the heavy travel week ahead.

Business

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Shoppers in Manhattan lined up at Macy’s last year. To relieve stress for the crowd this year, there will be restrooms, a heated tent, phone-charging stations, and Di-gel samples.

Black Friday spree isn’t just for retail stores

This year, marketers outside the realm of retailing hope to get into the act.

Arts

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Book Review

‘Lost at Sea’ by Jon Ronson

“Lost at Sea” is a collection of Ronson’s recent (and recent-ish) magazine work, and it is excellent.

Health and wellness

Reflections from residency

Language can be barrier between doctor, patient

Studies have shown that patients who do not speak English generally fare worse in our health care system.

Living Longer, Living Better

Travel

Jan Theberge of Westport (left) learned about Newport’s history in the rum business during a stop at the Newport Wine Cellar, part of the Newport Gourmet Tour in Newport, R.I. Tour participants also sampled Chef Kevin Thiele’s braised beef shanks on crostini with horseradish cream, aged gouda cheese and truffled micro-greens (top right) at the Hotel Viking. In photo at right, participants Debbie Dollivar of Martha’s Vineyard (left) and Cori Pasqaule of Old Saybrook, Conn., listen to chef Kevin Fitzgerald inside the kitchen of Sardella’s.

Food tours are enriching travel

For many baby boomers, food has become as central to their travel planning as scenery and culture.

“We’re not offering a McDonald’s job. If we have to beg, maybe the job we’re offering is not that good.”

Violinist Ilmar Gavilán,  38, of the Harlem Quartet

Magazine

The cover for the November 18 2012 issue

7 holiday styles that shine
The cover for the November 11 2012 issue

Vacation options for single seniors and gays and lesbians
The cover for the November 4 2012 issue

How to be a New England vegetarian in winter
The cover for the October 28 2012 issue

The PANDAS puzzle: Can a common infection cause OCD in kids?

Opinion

“In criticizing the original theocracy, and then in constructing a practical alternative enshrining what would be called ‘liberty and justice for all,’ Roger Williams did indeed create the American soul.”

James Carroll 

Ideas

“Funded in large part by the United States and its allies, Cambodia’s war-crimes court seeks to plant the seeds of Western-style justice in Eastern soil, transforming an entire legal system rather than merely putting aging war criminals behind bars.”

Peter Canellos on the power of imported justice