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...spring of 2003, the General Counsel’s office, which handles legal concerns within the University, instructed librarians on how to respond to governmental requests for information under the new regulations. The instructions are now available to the workers, whether staff or students, at every circulation desk in the library...
...this year were lower: $166 million vs. $1 billion last year. But jet fuel prices are up more than 40% in the past year, and every penny of increase costs American $30 million annually. Arpey is acutely aware that his airline still faces a bumpy ride. Sitting on his desk is a purple papier-mache dinosaur his 6-year-old daughter gave him for his first "show and tell" with executives after the near miss with bankruptcy. "She says it has special flying powers," says Arpey, "and boy, do we need that right now." --With reporting by Sally B. Donnelly/Washington
They’ve approached Dartboard’s desk many a time, equipped with flashlights and slick uniforms. At the first hint of menacing footsteps, Dartboard frantically scrambles her wrappers together, chucking soda bottles and sandwiches under her chair. But on those sad occasions when Dartboard is caught off guard, a somber patroller pulls out the dreaded paper copy of the library’s food and drink policy, sternly pointing to the illicit goods. They assume, optimistically, that after Dartboard reads those sacred words, she’ll remember to respect the library’s laws...
...throw pillows to its lineup of designer goods, which include home products by Michael Graves and Isaac Mizrahi. LaZBoy has enlisted the help of fashion designer Todd Oldham to put some retro chic into its recliners, and Office Depot is selling a line of home-office furniture and desk accessories created by the Discovery Channel's Home network star Christopher Lowell...
...pulled countless all-nighters, pumping myself full of caffeine (mostly in the form of Diet Coke) to finish papers by their deadlines when I could have easily taken a third of a grade penalty to get a good night’s sleep. I spent weekend nights at my desk that I should have spent at bars or parties, relaxing and having fun. And after four years of promises to myself, I have never successfully made exercise part of my daily, weekly (or monthly) schedules, opting to hit the books instead of hitting the weights. When I returned home...