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...fullest. Incoming first-years are almost never allowed to defer their admissions for two years in order to volunteer for the U.S. military. In most cases, it is only those entering compulsory national or religious service who are granted two-year deferments. In addition, Harvard does not take into account the legal “independent financial status” conferred by the government on veterans when allocating its financial aid. If these two policies were amended, Harvard would encourage a renaissance of national service across the country and both the University and America would benefit...
...Mast, took a deferment and had the time of his life. To cure his failing eyesight and to test his mettle, he took a leave of absence in 1834 and shipped as a common sailor aboard a ship bound for California, via the South Seas and Cape Horn. His account of the experience is well worth the read...
...shield dividends from income tax. But the Bush plan would penalize investors for continuing to do so. How? When you take a distribution from your IRA, you pay income tax on the entire amount. So any dividends paid into an IRA would ultimately become taxable. Yet in a taxable account, dividends would be tax free. Got that? Well there's more, and it makes a mockery of the notion that tax reform makes things simpler...
...departments compensate for the loss of more professors for longer periods of time, and so this change should add impetus to Kirby’s plan to expand significantly the size of the faculty. For now, departments have been instructed to submit three-year plans that will take into account the temporary loss of faculty members who take advantage of the new leave policy. These plans should allow departments to ensure the breadth and quality of their course offerings. Moreover, the plans should be made available to students so they can plan their schedules...
Game’s over. Suit up. Walk past the part of the room where coach Peter Brand posted the Columbia Spectator’s account of the Harvard men’s team’s 14-13 upset of Columbia on Nov. 24. In the article, Columbia whined about equipment failure and personnel and offered Pat Riley-esque reflections on what happens when gun machines meet knives. You learn from competitors even when you haven’t faced any for a while...