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...Even typically profligate teenagers are turning thrifty. A recent nationwide survey of consumer attitudes conducted by WSL Strategic Retail, a New York consultancy, found that out of 750 teens interviewed, 84% say they have been affected by rising prices. Before they ask for something, 56% of teens say they now consider whether their parents will be able to afford it, with 42% stating that they are asking their parents for less. "If teens are exercising more restraint and curtailing what they ask for, that certainly doesn't bode well for holiday shopping," says Candace Corlett, president of WSL Strategic Retail...
...Freshmen may be too shy to seek out PCC or other on-campus resources with questions, and they may be reluctant to talk with authority figures about topics like sex that are socially taboo. With PCC counselors at study breaks, younger students will have a natural, social opportunity to ask their questions about sex and get real answers—not dining hall or locker room fiction. Harvard students should think about sex: In light of Trojan’s recent Sexual Health Report Card, the need for educational outreach seems especially important. The college would do well to recognize...
...including a claim by Palin on Saturday that Obama was someone who would "pal around with terrorists," a reference to Obama's limited relationship with William Ayers, a former violent antiwar activist who now works as a professor in Chicago. The claim, which is supported by campaign ads that ask "Who is Barack Obama?," follow a plan of attack that some Republicans outside the campaign have characterized as the "Manchurian candidate" strategy. By raising questions about Obama's past associations, the campaign is working to raise doubts about whether the Democratic nominee is the man he says...
...year of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, who reversed a decade of conciliatory police and linked further economic cooperation to the dismantlement of Pyongyang's nuclear program. Lee has said Seoul would continue to provide humanitarian aid, though Seoul's Ministry of Unification says Pyongyang has yet to ask...
...topic and sought to change the unpopular public perception of single moms in South Korea. "Korean society does not like strong women, and thinks single moms have a personality disorder," says Park Soo Na, a national entertainment columnist. "It's like a scarlet letter." She says single mothers often ask their parents to raise their grandchildren so the kids don't have to endure the shame of living without a father figure. And for women without a movie star's bankroll, there's limited public financial support available, forcing some women to place their children in orphanages for long stretches...