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...Chinese, Asian American, South Asian and Latin American communities. “Despite our campus being so diverse, a lot of students of the same ethnic backgrounds group together and don’t really mix as much as you’d think,” said HPU Chairman Shankar G. Ramaswamy ’11. Aptly, last night’s discussion centered around the issues of “self-segregation” among ethnic groups on Harvard’s campus. The group quickly agreed that the “dining hall” phenomenon?...
...much does the bill cost, and will it add to the deficit? In a press release accompanying the release of the bill, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus says the legislation would cost $856 billion over 10 years and would not increase the deficit. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, which put the bill's total cost at a lower $774 billion, says the bill would actually reduce the deficit by $49 billion between 2010 and 2019. (Watch an abridged version of President Obama's health-care speech before Congress...
...will need to cobble together 60 votes to prevent the threat of a filibuster. And those in the loan industry certainly aren't giving up. "Ultimately, what they are trying to create here is the Post Office of student lending - you've got no choice," says Jack Remondi, vice chairman and CFO of Sallie Mae, the nation's largest lender, referring to Obama's Aug. 11 comments that questioned the efficiency of American letter carriers. "And this is the President's initiative on health care: if you create competition, that should drive down costs and save people money...
...Earlier this week, the town decided to release 70 of the roughly 100 dolphins from the previous week's catch. But Taiji fishermen aren't the only ones bowing to international pressure. Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) chairman Tom Yoda announced on Sept. 16 that the festival will screen the film, after previously rejecting it for TIFF's official selection (the festival starts next month). Having come under fire for initially rejecting the documentary, Yoda said the reasons for rejecting or accepting films aren't generally discussed, as the festival receives more than 700 entries each year. No film festival...
...pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps and we feel very good about that," the Ford chairman added. "There are always competitive issues, but I like the fact that we are the master of our own destiny, and I like the fact that our products are getting rave reviews. I wouldn't trade places with either [GM or Chrysler]." (Read "A Brief History of the Model...