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...applaud Rogers’ spirit, but if Hornsby were alive today, I’m sure we’d find him not looking out his window, but feverishly checking ESPN.com to determine what prospects his Cardinals had given up in exchange for ace lefty Mark Mulder...
...like to be called “assistants,” not “graders”—you may be able to ferret out one or two cosmic assumptions of his own; seeing them in your bluebook, he can only applaud your uncommon perception. For example, while most graders are politically unconcerned, not all are agnostic. This is an older generation, recall. Some may be tired of St. Augustine flattened by a phrase or reading about the “Xian myth...
...farfetched as it might seem. While University President Lawrence H. Summers and other key administrators have made their opposition to the passage of the termbill fee well-known, they have hinted that there may be an alternative way to fund the use of wind power. We applaud the signs of imminent action and are open to any new proposals the administration may present. This is especially true if, as has been suggested, they end up transferring more energy use to wind power than the termbill proposal would...
...Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware, says the WorldCom deal could have a "chilling effect" by making it tougher to recruit directors. Elson himself is on three boards and says the settlement "creates some introspection" as to whether he should continue. Still, many applaud. "The only chill will be on directors who think it's a social club," says Alan Hevesi, New York State comptroller and a leader in the push for directors to pay up. Being a director isn't what it used to be. But maybe, at last, it's what it should...
Special recognition is also due to University President Lawrence H. Summers. We applaud his recent announcement that Harvard will match student and staff contributions, including donations that have already been made, up to $100 and that the University will be receptive to student ideas for any additional action. While we have in the past been critical of Massachusetts Hall for overzealous guarding of University coffers, we are thankful that Summers has taken such a generous stance in this most dire circumstance. As the world’s wealthiest nations and individuals have opened their wallets, it is only appropriate that...