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...leadership because of the uproar created by his xenophobic pronouncements. But when he returned to Carinthia, where he is governor, he left behind in Vienna a group of ministers who - together with their coalition partners, the conservative People's Party of Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel - managed to accomplish a few things. They slashed spending, briefly eliminated the deficit, and wrested control of government-owned enterprises from the old proporz system, which for 50 years had divided plum public-sector jobs between socialist and conservative party loyalists. Haider still pulled some strings from Carinthia, but the low-key Freedom Party...
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 says these students are a product of the achievement-oriented culture that pressures young people to accomplish as much as possible, sometimes sacrificing happiness for the sake of success...
...example, Lewis’ “Slow Down” letter reads: “I do not mean to discourage you from high achievement, indeed from the pursuit of extraordinary excellence in your chosen path. But you are more likely to sustain the intense effort needed to accomplish first-rate work in one area if you allow yourself some leisure time...
...have offered an accurate representation of diversity at Harvard, it did use a thorough selection process and provided extensive training for tour guides. The new selection and training process should be equally thorough to ensure that the quality of tour guides stays high—and in order to accomplish this, the admissions office would do well to consult the Crimson Key. Administrators should also advertise this new opportunity widely, particularly to Crimson Key members, who have already developed valuable experience guiding tours...
...Jack Clement, an actual musician and songwriter. But Phillips did have an ear. He could hear the brilliance in a raw musician. (Sam liked raw; it was what made him rock's first impresario.) He could also hear what wasn't there but could be: what a performer might accomplish if given full freedom in the studio...