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...TIME Washington correspondent Bruce Van Voorst says the year-old program has performed poorly, and faces "enormous challenges." That's because federal, state and local governments aren't working well together to train welfare recipients. "They're headed for a crunch," says Van Voorst. So far, a mere 750 companies have promised to hire at least one welfare recipient. And it's not as if the federal government is setting an example: It has, so far, hired a scant 410 welfare recipients...
...employee company has not cramped Mohajer's slacker style. "I function like an average human being of my age. I go to clubs, movies and watch MTV," she says. "It's so fun! I'm a TV junkie. I need to go to Melrose Anonymous! Eating Cap'n Crunch and watching TV--two things I live for. Twice a week we have all-girls' night. My best friends come over. We watch TV and gossip and scream and yell and do our nails...
...Harvard is definitely the reason [for the crunch] but there are other schools here too," he said...
...reservation agent at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel said other college graduations in the area contribute to the room crunch...
Even some first-years have tried to beat the crunch. Melissa R. Langsam '00, a Crimson editor, said when she visited Harvard as a high school senior, someone told her to make her Commencement hotel reservations well in advance--if she should decide to attend Harvard...