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...council criticized the University for its failure to implement the $10 wage--which it has called on the University to adopt several times in the past...
...piece about the merits of getting up earlier? That way, he might have already achieved something in his own century and wouldn't have had to wait until World War I for personal glory. Only during the war effort did the U.S. and many European countries finally decide to adopt Franklin's Daylight Saving Time (DST) system to save energy and resources to aid the war effort...
...might slow the pace of reform. "Remember, Obuchi himself represented a more cautious option when he replaced the reformist Hashimoto," says Larimer. "The pace of change in Japan is glacial in the best of times, and with Obuchi leaving the scene, his replacement may be even less likely to adopt bold measures." The good news is that much of the good work that Obuchi was willing to undertake is already in place, reflected in the new budget that's already been passed. Still, the leadership change forced by its leader's illness is unlikely to speed the recovery of Japan...
...that colleges aim to promote would best be served by making the fee mandatory. After all, if you gave a college kid $300 bucks, would you expect it to go to the Sierra Club? In delivering the majority opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, "It is inevitable that government will adopt and pursue programs and policies within its constitutional powers but which nonetheless are contrary to the profound beliefs and sincere convictions of some of its citizens...
...Brown plan. Maybe the best thing to do is to throw in the towel when it comes to the Houses and adopt a plan like Brown's upperclass student housing: beyond the first year, all the College's housing is in one big lottery. Students would pick rooming groups and then compare all the factors, from size to distance from the Yard to view, and chose year-by-year what is best given their lottery pick. Houses will not have an equal distribution of sophomores, juniors and seniors, but the best housing will be more judiciously distributed, students will have...