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...high salary as a reason to pursue a job; the reason most often supplied was ease of application and a reasonable amount of personal interest. But it would hardly be realistic to assume money plays no part, as the benefits to starting out with a six-figure plus bonus salary (or wealthy parents) make themselves almost immediately apparent. Many students who already have banking jobs are blasé about their housing prospects, while their peers are already obsessively poring over Craigslist and calculating the least they can possibly spend on rent and still live in coveted metropolitan areas like...
...Crimson’s most challenging opponents. “Whether it was in the Beanpot Tournament, or a road game at Cornell, he’s already faced some of the real iron in our league and in our schedule, so that’s a big bonus for him,” Donato says. Strengthened by the level of competition he has faced, Richter feels that the experience he gained during his first year will help him in the upcoming season. “It’s definitely nice coming in as a sophomore, knowing the systems...
...really been tremendous.“Devon and Jana as captains this year set the example through their work ethic,” she added. “They really pushed the team and challenged the team to perform [to] their individual skill [level] and athleticism, which was a bonus for us…We loved having them.”Berglund also had positive reflections on the season and the team’s improvements since last year. “I’m really proud of everyone for working so hard and getting to where...
...chain to eat a salad.” I had developed a life-long aversion to vegetarianism, growing up in a place where most vegetarians and vegans were aged hippies or their equally self-righteous spawn, convinced that in denying themselves protein and pleasure they had earned a karmic bonus to lord over the rest of us. I refused to go over to the dark side. So I turned to books and became a vicarious carnivore. The genre of food writing is similar to any other specialized genre, in that the biggest names still remain unknown to most generalists. M.F.K...
...record 49 that Manning threw in 2004. He's always been a selfless player; a few years ago Brady took a below-market paycheck so the Pats could surround him with above-market talent. While Manning's contract is much richer - $98 million, with a whopping $34.5 million signing bonus - he restructured it this off-season to save the Colts salary cap space. Manning's work ethic is universally admired, and he makes everyone around him a better player. And face it: though all those commercials overexpose him a bit, he is nothing if not likable...