Word: comps
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Second, maybe The Crimson subtly discriminates against minorities in its editorial processes. Some news editors have charged that black students are always assigned to the “black beat.” And black students tend to leave the comp distressingly early...
Third, statistically, class correlates with race, making The Crimson’s exacting comp difficult for those who benefit from financial aid. Maybe more blacks and Hispanics at Harvard are on financial aid and can’t afford to put in the time that a successful Crimson career requires...
...Freshman year, most of my friends were proud users of soft drugs. That fall I decided to comp for the Lampoon as the result of a chance encounter with a celebrated Lampoon genius mid-acid-trip—his, not mine. And that winter, a roommate and I managed to buy a one-pound slab of hashish, a gorgeous and remarkable object I still recall vividly...
...Freshman year, most of my friends were proud users of soft drugs. That fall I decided to comp for the Lampoon as the result of a chance encounter with a celebrated Lampoon genius mid-acid-trip—his, not mine. And that winter, a roommate and I managed to buy a one-pound slab of hashish, a gorgeous and remarkable object I still recall vividly...
...improve these two fundamentals. These folks know best what customers are buying. Nelson's emphasizing just how important their individual store performance is to the overall corporate performance brought home some key points. If you change your mix of merchandise and emphasize high-margin products that turn rapidly, comp sales (same-store sales compared with last year) will improve. Not only will you and your store perform better but so will the total business of the company...