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...popularity: last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reported receiving 133,000 applications for H-1Bs on the first possible day, filling the cap of 65,000 more than two times over. Those lucky enough to have submitted an application will be entered in a lottery. But everyone else??including thousands of college seniors across the country who have yet to complete their graduation requirements—will be sent home to reapply next year.This is a misguided policy because high-skill immigrants and guest workers contribute tremendously to our economy. For instance, one-third of Microsoft?...
...value of taking the test extends beyond just the 50 dollars that we get,” Chow said. “I think that [Bok’s] judgment on different ways of improving education is certainly going to be a lot better than anybody else?...
...entire social circle was set before I even knew I had one—not out of some class-conscious master plan by my parents or anybody else??s, but by the bounds of polite society. Virtually everybody obeyed the same set of rules, designed to minimize anxiety all round. I have spent whole nights in the company of some friend-of-a-friend without ever looking them directly in the eye—much better than embarrassing everybody with public displays of friendliness...
...Difonzo favors the ban. “I agree with [the restrictions],” she says. “I’m 23. I don’t want little kids playing with me. There isn’t any drama anymore if someone accidentally spills someone else??s drink,” she says while enjoying a drink and a cigarette outside the club Embassy.MUSICAL DISHARMONYThe new law doesn’t only affect the party scene. Those under 21 are also barred from attending concerts and musical events at music venues...
...that Eggers felt for Deng’s story made writing difficult for him.“Sometimes you have to enjoy the writing more line by line,” Eggers said. “But sometimes you have to use what you know to help along someone else??s story.” Eggers said that the resurgence of violence in Darfur has only made “What is the What” more relevant, and that he and Deng have been touring in order to draw attention to the parallels between the novel...