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...past 36 years, there has never been an Amtrak strike, but persisting disputes surrounding contract renegotiations may change that. Unless tensions are resolved before the end of the month, an Amtrak strike poses a serious threat to commuters from Boston, New York, and the rest of the Northeast corridor as they will face a limited, more expensive set of transportation alternatives...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Updating Amtrak | 1/15/2008 | See Source »

...game plan. To give Brady better targets to throw to, he traded for both the troubled Moss and Dolphins wideout Wes Welker. He also picked up receiver Donté Stallworth in free agency and signed linebacker Adalius Thomas to a five-year, $35 million deal, the richest unrestricted free-agent contract in team history. For a franchise known for steadily building teams through the draft, low-profile trades and free-agent deals, this overhaul was unexpected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parsing the Patriots Paradox | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

...assistants AEO hired to read her mathematics coursework to her often would refuse to help her with tasks like looking up practice problems. She said she was unable to pin down what the readers’ responsibilities were because AEO never provided her with a copy of their contract...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Blind Students Navigate Harvard Bureaucracy | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...Baek too had his doubts earlier this year when he had signed the three-year contract with Trifecta Entertainment. Under the deal, he is slated to record three full-length albums, the first of which will be entitled “Paul’s Passion...

Author: By Jenny J. Lee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Korea Stardom for Baek | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...signed the contract in downtown Seoul, I was traveling back to my grandmother’s on the train afterwards,” he explains. “Suddenly, we went into a tunnel and I saw my reflection in the window, and I thought, ‘Oh my God, did I just make a mistake...

Author: By Jenny J. Lee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Korea Stardom for Baek | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

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