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...that, unfortunately, is the problem—the band’s U.S. debut, Detonator, fails to distinguish itself from the current glut of angry, amorphous Screamo available to the angst-ridden. Bleachmobile’s music is by no means bad—they are solid musicians and adopt convincing hooks reminiscent of Rodan, power-violence band Charles Bronson and the Bloody Mannequin Orchestra—but little is memorable on their 23 minute opus...
...Brown’s governing body approves the plan in February, the university will become the last Ivy League school to adopt a need-blind policy...
...have anything against universities; they just don’t want to pay to host one. The decision to exempt Harvard from taxation was made by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which does not bear evenly the cost of its decision. Thus, cities like Watertown have reason to adopt an attitude of “Not In My Backyard,” something more frequently encountered in discussions of nuclear plants than institutions of higher learning...
...Look for discounters to gain even more market share and for some of the majors to merge. Worst hit will be the mid-sized players: the chief executive of British Midland, the U.K.'s second-largest airline, conceded this month that B.M.I. needs to adopt low-cost principles and forge alliances with other airlines to survive...
...must foot the entire bill for private education themselves, then private schools become an opportunity available only to the privileged elite. As the Black Alliance for Educational Options likes to say, “School choice is widespread, unless you’re poor.” We should adopt policies that empower poor parents and create opportunities for their children. Real school choice will help make high-quality academic and moral education available to poor families...