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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...prices is the last thing Detroit needs now, especially General Motors, which had been banking on the launch of redesigned, full-size SUVs like the Chevy Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade to help boost sales this year. A few years ago, automakers could count on a core group of 1.5 million households to buy full-size SUVs, according to Art Spinella, president of CNW Marketing Research. Even before this year, higher gas prices had eroded that market. Only about 700,000 U.S. households are now in the market for full-size models. That's why automakers are switching...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Wins and Loses When Gas Prices Skyrocket? | 4/30/2006 | See Source »

...than in the Quad or across the river. Converting University Hall into a center for students and student groups would be more than a first step toward meeting the needs and desires of undergraduates. It would send the unequivocal message that students and our interests are at the core of this College and University...

Author: By Aaron D. Chadbourne | Title: It's Time to Occupy U-Hall | 4/28/2006 | See Source »

Incorporating practical classes like positive psychology—courses that teach students to enjoy their college experience—into the new core curriculum might be a step in the right direction. Unless they change their mindset, Harvard’s stressed out students are unlikely to suddenly wake-up and appreciate the amazing opportunities available on campus and in the Boston area. While a creative social events board might produce activities that are interesting to undergraduates at Harvard, students whose plates are full with other obligations will surely not be in attendance...

Author: By John F. Voith iii | Title: Overwhelmed Students | 4/28/2006 | See Source »

...fact that Dr. Payzant has been able to be here for 11 years, that his message has been consistent and allowed people to go deep in the core areas that we’ve been focusing on, has created a fairly strong foundation,” he said. “We’ve made progress every year in increasing student achievement...

Author: By Laura A. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Superintendent Returns to GSE | 4/28/2006 | See Source »

...sprawling three-hour drama.” Amidst the action, there are elaborate evocations of period court scenes and detailed forays into medieval British political life. It’s half entertainment, half history seminar—and who wants to learn about history without getting core credit?This new adaptation pares away the dry bits in an attempt to create a leaner, meaner Shakespeare. Lazarcheck said that an adaptation by Jeremy R. Funke ’04 has made the play both more exciting and more accessible. “The script moves with a relentless violence and retains...

Author: By Tom C. Denison, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Reconsidering 'Richard II' | 4/26/2006 | See Source »

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