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Maria Trumpler, Allston Burr Senior Tutor in Quincy House, points out that the policy change will have the positive effect of destroying the stigma surrounding non-honors graduates. In the past, some students have shed tears, Trumpler says, because speakers made jokes during Class Day celebrations at the expense of the 10 percent who left Harvard without honors...
People is in danger, however, of moving too fast. Several other discount carriers spawned by deregulation, including Air Florida, ended up in bankruptcy after overexpanding. Admits Donald Burr, People's founder and chairman: "There are risks in growing too fast, and there are risks in not growing at all. If I had my choice, I'd take the risk of growing too fast." He argues that his company is healthier than it has been in months. After suffering a $27 million loss between last October and March, the airline reported a record profit of $13 million for the April-June...
...Burr is confidently pushing People into the hubs of two major competitors. Delta operates 375 flights a day out of its Atlanta base, and American jets take off 310 times daily from the Dallas/Fort Worth airport. Though People will offer only three flights a day to and from each city, it could still pose a threat. To claim his share of these two lucrative routes, Burr seems to be spoiling for a fight. "We expect to stimulate price wars whenever we enter new markets. We like that," he says. "When competitors make a lot of noise, it attracts the kind...
...group convened by Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 to review the role of the Allston Burr Senior Tutor has recommended changes to Senior Tutor qualifications, term lengths, and titles...
...report recommends that Allston Burr Senior Tutors be renamed Allston Burr Resident Deans to avoid confusion between the role of a Senior Tutor and a Head Tutor...