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...student money. The more money the council earmarks to student groups, the more it becomes just a clearinghouse for student money and the less it is capable of doing what a real student government should do: Make student life on campus better by itself without always having to defer to student groups. --Thomas P. Windom...
According to the lottery of that class, they both got seats. I did not. First-years like me, most of whom were desperate to learn that material from that professor, were forced to defer to the passing curiosity of some upperclass students. While something is to be said for an upperclass student's "last shot at taking a class," genuine interest in a course must outweigh seniority...
...number of programs allow students who teach in public elementary or high schools in areas the Department of Education classifies as understaffed to defer their loans or eliminate them entirely...
...exit interview focuses on a pamphlet produced by the financial aid office which describes the billing system, payment options, penalties for late payment and ways in which to defer loans...
...shared by Dole's top legislative aide, Sheila Burke. Some people think this kind of negotiation is a waste of time. Conservative guru William Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard, said in an editorial last week that Dole is "likely to lose" this fall and said Republicans "must not defer" to him if it means risking G.O.P. control of Congress...