Word: fee
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...These numbers clearly indicate that the soft money guidelines hinder the ability of those who cannot contribute large sums of money to have their voices heard; in other words, this forum for free speech which soft money supposedly creates is open only to those who can afford the entrance fee. Can we really call a construct of laws which virtually hands 800 people potential veto power over the wishes of a country of 300 million--in the presidential election, no less--a fair exercise of free speech...
...Plan B to drive sales. AOL, a service provider as well as a content provider, collects a steady $21.95 a head per month, while Yahooligans get their Internet access elsewhere and are accustomed to paying squat for content. When Koogle gingerly tried to extract even a nominal fee from users of Yahoo's auction service, 90% of them disappeared in disgust. No wonder he felt like joining them...
...enrollment fee for the three-day conference is $175, but Harvard students can register for the reduced rate of $20 if they donate three hours of community service...
...Faculty Council also proposed that the Dean of the College be allowed to raise the term-bill fee in the future as he sees fit. Presently, any increase in the fee must be approved by a Faculty-wide vote. These future increases should be accepted as a necessary evil that would allow the fee to keep pace with inflation and afford student groups the opportunity to expand their operations. However, should this measure pass, we would call upon Lewis to exercise his new power only in consultation with the council...
...fact that the term-bill fee is voluntary is not an excuse for arbitrarily raising it. Student groups represent a common benefit to the campus, and their funding is a common obligation. In fact, only those students who recognize this obligation, who feel honor-bound to pay their share, would have any reason to oppose raising a voluntary fee. Refusing to pay the higher term-bill fee would hurt student groups, not the decisionmakers. The staff should never promote such a selfish type of protest...