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...Free Finale, ’Nochs, and Nalgenes Harvard people like creating their own clubs, but sometimes struggle to attract members to “comp” (see #4). Nothing induces Darfur concern in Harvardians like promises of “Free ’Nochs!!!” at an upcoming meeting. 2. Minority Fashion Shows While a glance around most Harvard classrooms may suggest otherwise, Harvard people love their fashion, especially when it allows them to reinforce offensive cultural stereotypes...
...conjunction with medical schools, must create a system of tax breaks and subsidies—perhaps along the lines of the Harvard Law School’s recent decision to waive third-year tuition for students who pledge to work in public service for five years—to attract more medical students to the field of primary care. Subsidies for primary care residencies, altering the Medicare pay scale, and creating tax breaks for those who practice primary care could further draw students into primary care. Incentives should consider where doctors plan to practice, as well, rewarding those who chose...
...Loeb.Likewise, Ben’s nerdy MIT friends and fellow cardsharks, like the cliché “hot-girl-in-a-geeky-school” Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), are simple caricatures. The unconvincing romance that develops between Ben and Jill is an afterthought seemingly thrown in to attract female ticket buyers. Their scenes together interrupt the action on the casino floor and slacken the movie’s otherwise fast pace.Spacey is the only actor whose scenes are a welcome interruption from the gambling. He has perfected the art of playing cunning villains you love to hate, like...
...under the grand slogan: "Amendolara wants to be in Italy, in Europe, in peace." Funded by $3 million a year in local property taxes and $630,000 in revenue from traffic tickets - plus additional grants from Rome and Brussels - the town has offered financial incentives and improved infrastructure to attract private businesses. The mayor's program lured the town's first local bank and four-star hotel, promoted the uncovering of pre-Roman archaeological treasures, and led to the establishment of scuba and sailing schools. Thanks to local efforts, Amendolara has managed to renovate the historic city center, open...
...elimination of tuition for families with annual incomes below $75,000 as a reason for the jump in applications. She also noted that Dartmouth also switched to need-blind admissions for international students. Likewise, Stanford hopes new financial measures “should enable [the university] to attract an even more socio-economically diverse freshman class,” said Dean of Admissions Richard H. Shaw in a press release last week. —Staff writer Alexandra Perloff-Giles can be reached at aperloff@fas.harvard.edu...