Word: alarmism
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...Although FAS—the umbrella organization that funds the College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences—currently has a small surplus on its $950 million budget, it is expected to have a significant deficit starting next year. In his letter, Knowles sounded an ominous alarm, writing, “[I]nstitutional interventions will help, to be sure, but they must also be accompanied by individual efforts. Each of us can help…by a willingness to accept that some costcutting measures will be necessary for the health and progress of the Faculty...
It’s everyone’s worst nightmare: Your alarm malfunctions, you arrive to class late for the exam you didn’t know you had, and then you realize that...you forgot to register your Mathalympics flyer before posting it on the sandwich boards between the Yard and the Science Center. Luckily, registering is as easy: simply e-mail “sandwich@fas.harvard.edu.” During an interview with FM (conducted over e-mail, of course) last week, this enigmatic fas account divulged its deepest feelings on life, liberty, and lunchmeat...
...Wireless panic alarms could easily and inexpensively be made available in every school, especially for those responsible for access control. If a situation warranting concern arises, an alarm could be sounded to simultaneously alert the school and local law-enforcement officials...
...alarm and groggily climb out of bed. As I shower, I am still half asleep, but slowly begin to acclimate to the morning as I throw on my clothes. For the 100th time, I wonder why I am doing this to myself: six hours of sleep and 15 hours of work a day seem obscenely off-balanced. And what about the eight cups of coffee a day that just barely manage to keep me awake? This can’t be healthy, can it? But, as always, my adrenaline rushes as I think of 9 a.m.—that...
...iffy housing market might be cause for alarm, but some garage remodelers see in it a signal for growth. Total housing starts dropped 6% in August, according to the Department of Commerce, and the pace of new-home construction was down 19.8% a year earlier. But, says Loberg, "if people stay put in their smaller homes when interest rates go up, it will be more critical to use the space available to them"--meaning bigger, smarter garages...