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...rejection of the Kyoto treaty, seems poised to position itself as an also-ran in perhaps the most critical industry for the future world economy, despite the best efforts of the Obama administration, It is troglodytes in Congress who are putting America at a “competitive disadvantage?? vis a vis China...

Author: By Clay A. Dumas | Title: Falling Behind | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...used to the speed, how guys shoot, and it’s a lot easier.”Hoyle, on the other hand, is a highly regarded recruit who has had solid numbers throughout his pre-collegiate career.But Hoyle’s rookie status puts him at a distinct disadvantage??he lacks experience and playing time against college teams.“The one thing that he doesn’t have is experience,” Donato says. “He just hasn’t played at this level. It’s a jump...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Holding Out for a Hero | 11/2/2008 | See Source »

...decision to change the format of its spring tennis tournament. According to Brad M. Paraszczak ’11, a Canaday IM representative and leader of the protest effort, “the last-minute change to the tennis competition and unfair multiplier that puts bigger dorms at a disadvantage?? has resulted in “mortal combat” with rival Apley Hall. According to the Frosh IM Web site, individual events within the Yard Bucket Competition are weighted according to a normalized scale from one to four based on the actual number of people...

Author: By Bita M. Assad, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: IM Format Changes Rile Up Canaday | 4/18/2008 | See Source »

...Martin refers to as “more of the corporate model.”Professor of English and American Literature and Language Elisa New says that younger, untenured faculty members—both men and women—who have children are at a “distinct disadvantage?? compared with incoming senior faculty and their families because the University does not provide, or sufficiently subsidize, child care. Junior faculty members “must give up time they would otherwise devote to scholarship to scrambling for child care,” she writes in an e-mail.REMEMBER...

Author: By Emily J. Nelson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Few Perks for Faculty with Kids, Profs Say | 4/24/2006 | See Source »

Jackson’s premise did receive criticism from a few college deans and other administrators she contacted for the guide. Jackson tells stories of administrators who said that average public school students “are at no disadvantage?? when competing with privately schooled students at the university level...

Author: By Lisa M. Puskarcik, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Leaping From A Top U’ To The World Of Publishing | 3/7/2003 | See Source »

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