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This introverted escape from nature, which has become a national stereotype for the Harvard man, could be somewhat remedied by extension of parietal hours until ten o’clock each weekday evening. There is no reason to believe that the average student would have female guests in his room for any greater number of hours per week. There is, in fact, reason to believe that an extension would increase the amount of time spent studying. Students who spend their afternoons in female company often continue their activities into the dark, while those who date only at night might keep...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Love in the Afternoon | 6/2/2008 | See Source »

...clock is ticking. The U.N. mandate expires at the end of the year. And the American negotiators have only until November to pursue the Bush administration's agenda without having to factor in the plans of a new president...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraqi Opposition to U.S. Pact Grows | 5/31/2008 | See Source »

...Ressler: Sludge is the toxic language that judges how people are spending their time. Like: "Oh, it's 10 o'clock and you're just getting in?" "Boy, smokers sure get a lot of breaks." "Did you see Jody leave early? I wish I had a kid." This kind of talk permeates every single work environment. Everybody's judging everybody else. It's one reason why flexible work arrangements don't work: if you're on one, it's a sludge generator. Boy, did you hear Lisa is on flex time? I wish I had a kid. You get passed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finding Freedom at Work | 5/30/2008 | See Source »

...Thompson: There was a time when TV controlled what you watched, when you watched. Tivo is time-shifting. You control your experience with the TV based on what makes sense, not what the clock says. Just like I don't have to watch my show at 6:30, I don't have to do my work at 8 in morning but at 10, after my kids are at school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finding Freedom at Work | 5/30/2008 | See Source »

...campaign for almost six months now. He spends more than twice as much every 30 days as McCain has been able to raise in the same period. Obama has a campaign staff that numbers about 700 and already blankets most of the swing states. His organization ticks like a clock, has had an unwavering message and has kept a firmly fixed inner circle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Team McCain: Ready for Prime Time? | 5/29/2008 | See Source »

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