Word: comped
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...Cancio, Camilo Becdach, and myself) are trying to reach out to the entire community, not just a select few. To have such efforts portrayed as a gag leaves me questioning whether The Crimson’s efforts to diversify its staff are truly sincere. Honestly, who would want to comp a newspaper that one day glorifies the efforts of the Latino community and the next day makes fun of those same efforts? Perhaps The Crimson does even not realize the immense influence it has on the Harvard community and beyond. Prospective students are constantly reading the articles and editorials, curiously...
...Board. Holden’s classes include: “Poets as Critics” (Lit 133), “Philosophy of Mathematics” (Phil 148), Trees (Science B-40), a conference course entitled “The 20th-Century Post-Realist Novel in Eastern Europe” (Comp Lit 164), the sophomore Literature tutorial (Lit 97b), a proseminar entitled “Husserl and Heidigger” (Phil. 136), and “Intensive German” (German Bab), which is the equivalent of two courses...
With more than half of all stock options granted in the '90s underwater, you can bet the boss is finding other ways to get paid. So should you--when your turn comes through a job switch or promotion. The very latest in executive comp includes an old standby: more cash. But companies are giving in ways that fly beneath the radar as well, including enhanced retirement deals, generous prearranged severance (just in case!) and cash back for relocating...
...latest wrinkle in CEO pay is boosting pension benefits by giving credit for unserved years and using total comp--not just salary--to figure final pay. John Snow, the new Treasury Secretary, got such a deal when he retired as CEO of railroad CSX. You probably won't. But you might negotiate a higher annual benefit--say, 70% of final pay instead of 50%, says Richard Bayer, chief operating officer at the Five O'Clock Club, an outplacement firm...
...well have made me, in the words of FM Chair Ben Mathis-Lilley ’03, “a broken and bitter man,” but I do actually look forward each week to my not-so-brief respite from the dry world of news comp seminars and speech stories—to Tuesday, when I am invested with the sober responsibility of deciding whether it is okay to use the word “douche-cock” to refer to an FAS administrator, or whether calling Missy Elliott “a super-lesbian?...