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...Cambridge Kids’ Council??which studies youth issues in order to make policy recommendations—announced last night that it would examine the link between students’ home and school environments and their mental health at a meeting of city officials and community members. Karen A. Hacker, executive director of the Institute for Community Health and a professor at Harvard Medical School, presented findings from the most recent mental health surveys conducted at the city’s middle and high schools. The results, which were broken down by race and language spoken at home...
...Lively] brings real strength and experience to the position.” Lively herself said she was “delighted” to take the position and that she looks “forward to working with Dean Smith and the faculty.” The council??s nomination of Donald H. Pfister for parliamentarian—who runs the proceedings for faculty meetings—will be voted on by the FAS. In addition to assigning these new posts, the council also approved a set of revisions to the FAS “procedures for responding...
...actual amount of taxes charged remained constant or decreased, Maher said. The tax rate in Cambridge is significantly lower than that of the other cities in the surrounding area. Boston, Brookline, and Somerville have tax rates of $10 or higher per $1,000 of value, Healy said. The Council??s proposal also includes a measure to use the city’s reserve, or “free cash,” funds to meet $17 million of Cambridge’s 2009 budgetary needs. The city’s reserve fund, which currently contains $91 million...
...writing to (ask for / request / demand / rhapsodize about the injustice of having to write a letter to ask for) a refund on my $75 contribution to the Undergraduate Council??s (puritanical / paternalistic / lame-sauce) Student Life Fund. Because the UC no longer distributes party grants, I must buy (Milwaukee’s Best / Bud Light / Malibu—but with PBR chasers, so it’s totally legit) using my own funds, which are (meager / paltry / as of a week ago, worth only 13 percent of their former value) to say the least...
...covering more ground and taking their pursuits to new heights this year. Tuesday’s announcement that a new financial initiative will funnel an additional $75,000 to student group transportation costs and House formals demonstrates the College’s expanding commitment to students and the Undergraduate Council??s ability to advocate on behalf of undergraduates...