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Citigroup (C) has gone to the Treasury to beg for bonuses for some of its most important traders, people who make the banks extraordinary amounts of money. The Treasury's reaction will probably be that it wants to stay out of a fight with Congress and avoid negative public opinion and will turn the request down...
...received a diagnosis of Type A influenza, which has been linked to swine flu - the assistant vice president for health services, Dr. Samuel Seward, sent an e-mail to students urging them to cover their mouths when they sneeze and to clean things they touch often, like computer keyboards. "Avoid holding, hugging or kissing anyone who has a cold or the flu," he advised. (See pictures of the swine flu outbreak in Mexico...
...business leaders. This would allow The Times to free itself from subsidizing The Globe's losses, and allow The Globe to both significantly reduce its tax liabilities and raise donations from readers. These improvements, on top of The Globe's existing advertising and subscription base, would let the paper avoid closure—and perhaps significant layoffs as well. And unlike for most papers, the actual conversion of The Globe to a non-profit would not cost money; after all, there are no owners or shareholders to buy out, as there are for The Times Company as a whole...
...said. Students at Harvard College said that the tougher job market is bolstering interest in attending graduate schools. “There has been an increase in applicants to medical schools, and an increase in Harvard students switching their concentrations to pre-med, hoping to avoid Wall Street,” said Christine W. Li ’10, president of the Harvard Premedical Society. Nimi P. Katragadda ’10, co-president of the Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business, said she has noticed a similar bump in enthusiasm for business school. Harvard Law School was ranked second...
...overextended Harvard undergrad. Hey section guy, it’s time to suck up your overconfidence and pride and remember that the professors may actually know more than you do. On the other hand, if you do have some semblance of a social life, here are things to avoid: drunk dialing potential candidates, letting your friends drunk dial them, or arriving red-eyed to a meeting with them after many drunk dials. 2. Outshine the competition. Be aware of their current research, remember the names and ages of their children, and always, always agree with their opinions. Stalking...