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...into the substance abuse policy that I don’t believe exists in a lot of other communities.” The two students on the committee, however, said they favored Nolan and Schuster’s viewpoint, arguing that current policy is not always fair for students. “The high school should definitely be more supportive of students who have this offense,” said Cody Doucette, a student member of the school committee. Marc McGovern, another adult school committee member, said that he recognized both sides of the debate. “This...
...conflicts of interest, as deans are often asked to function as both advocate and prosecutor in disciplinary inquiries. Students have no alternative choice of representation, as they are prohibited from hiring an attorney for an Ad Board hearing. It is already difficult enough for a defendant to get a fair shake from the Ad Board—a student should be able to go into a hearing with the best possible representation. Compounding these issues are problems of intra-Board dynamic: Resident deans are simply not in a position to act as a defendant’s counselor. Outranked...
...economic meltdown worsens, hundreds of Harvard seniors find themselves in a jam as they scramble to secure postgraduate jobs. Last month, many of these worried souls—would-be financiers in any other job market—bravely trudged across the Charles to a college-wide career fair. And unlike in other years, these students weren’t just there for the free Nalgenes and stress balls (though many could use the latter). They were there because, as one bank after another collapses, serious questions loom about the prospect of employment. Some of them may even have...
...It’s not a fair comparison because we have not built warehouses for poor people,” he said. “While I think that we have learned over time the importance and the potential value of a mixed income community, that is not to say that every single street or building has to have mixed income...
Take the Red-Eye. June C.*, a recently retired flight attendant, has seen her fair share of turned-on travelers. She remembers one couple on an overnight flight to Asia who managed to commandeer three seats for themselves. The man had propped himself up against the window with his partner on his lap and a blanket pulled over them. "At first I thought they were sleeping," June says, "but their bodies were moving very discreetly up and down." Rather than interrupt, June went immediately back to the galley and announced the coach-class quickie to the other flight attendants...