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While it might be more cost-effective for the College to cut corners by hiring Unicco’s temp workers over the summer and not granting its own employees better wages and conditions, Harvard’s obligations extend beyond purely economic ones. By addressing the issue of summer employment for dining hall workers as well as a living wage and more manageable kitchen conditions, the administration would merely be taking a necessary step in the direction of a welcoming and inclusive community...
...Peterson set his record during the Great Depression, Gilmore came of age in the era of loaded dice, and has been dogged by numerous accusations of cheating in the recent investigative book Game of Chance. Beyond his links with ACPCO (Atlantic City Probability Co-Operative), whose tentacles may also extend to top players in Yahtzee and Boggle, the authors charge Gilmore with creating diversions so he can steal from the banker and raise suspicion regarding his "statistically improbable" penchant for winning second prize in beauty contests. Adding insult to injury, an ex-girlfriend recently claimed that Gilmore bought her countless...
...final weeks of the campaign Nagin released two headline-grabbing initiatives: a new evacuation plan for the upcoming hurricane season, which begins June 1, and news that a consortium of banks had agreed to extend the city a $150 million line of credit to help plug holes in its operating budget. But the evacuation plan included several conditions, such as transportation and shelter for special needs evacuees, that state officials have not yet approved, and the four banks involved in the city budget deal still have not signed the necessary papers...
...have to win this battle," says Günter Weigl, Adidas' global soccer chief. "We can comfortably say that we are going to win this battle." Besides having home turf, the company is an official World Cup sponsor and will pay $350 million over the next eight years to extend that privilege to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. Those billions of eyeballs will see only Adidas signage in the stadiums, and the company's black-and-gold Teamgeist (Team Spirit) match ball will be passed around the pitch. What kind of revenue can official sponsorship deliver? One example: the company...
...Sunday that 90% could be covered before the May 15 deadline, "which would be a remarkable outcome for the first year of the program." After May 15, seniors who haven't signed up must pay a penalty if they enroll, and the Administration has refused demands from Democrats to extend the deadline...