Word: centralization
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...torture their children. Think about it: you're a kid. You take a trip to heaven, a.k.a. Toys "R" Us, once every two months or so. And with all those bikes, trains and video games surrounding you, Mom brings you to the Clorox aisle? Talk about temper-tantrum central. "As you can see, he doesn't want to be here," says Jennifer Meade, whose 7-year-old son Logan is fiddling with a Nerf Blaster in a shopping cart, looking like he'd rather be anywhere but the food aisle (though he did perk up when he saw candy...
...when the buyout is coupled with the hiring freeze, it suggests that the faculty intends to decrease the total number of professors it employs, which could seriously harm the diversity and breadth of course offerings and fields of study—a diversity that is central to Harvard’s educational strength. As a cost-cutting measure, the buyout has the potential to damage the depth, reputation, and integrity of the school by effectively eliminating positions and, possibly, entire fields...
...Harvard also had competitors stay close to home and register a sixth-place effort at the Central Series Five regatta and a 12th-place finish at the Wellesley Invitational...
...CENTRAL SERIES FIVE
...Crimson also finished sixth overall in the Central Series Five regatta, hosted by MIT on the Charles River on Saturday. Sophomore skipper Colin Santangelo teamed up with freshman crew Ruth Engle to take home runner-up honors in the B division of the competition, earning four victories out of their 11 contests...