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...some cases, a farmer could in effect sell the same crop twice. He could grow wheat on land he kept in production, sell it to the Government at the support price, get it back in payment for the acreage he had idled-perhaps before the wheat had left his farm-and resell it on the open market...
TENURE DECISIONS crop up in almost every debate over the role of student input in University operations. One side contends that student voice in the hiring of professors is imprudent, since undergraduates lack the expertise to gauge scholarly quality. The other camp argues that students have an obvious interest in decisions that will affect their academic futures and that of their institution. It reasons that students do, in fact, have valuable advice to offer on a junior faculty member's skills in the classroom...
Students taught by other students appreciate their accessibility and recent experience, but once the subjects covered move beyond the elementary, some problems can crop...
...attend a university like Harvard, that's the cream of the crop," he added, explaining that his nine-year-old son. Ray Jr., has "already decided to come here...
Ever since The Little Drummer Boy laid down his perfectly honed snare patterns, rock and roll has been a cherished part of the holiday season Each successive yuletide finds a fresh crop of both new and established artists anxiously pressing the vinyl to make their versions of Christmas pop the best...