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...least in part, was couched in the language of economics, applying scientific principles and cost-benefit analysis to the management of America’s natural resources. Where an area of wilderness is rich enough in minerals or wood, it would be used by responsible, private businesses for a fee. He also recognized that there are good reasons for preserving land beyond preserving its beauty for our children. For example, the framers of the New York State Constitution inserted a clause in it declaring the Adirondacks “forever wild.” Now, the New York City metropolitan...
...hall’s judicial committee, a student board whose job it is to settle dormitory disputes. “I didn’t really want my money to go to paying for strippers,” said Mehta. All students at Simmons pay a $75 fee that goes to funding hall events. Mehta argued that “some freshman are paying for something they can’t even legally participate in.” Mehta said that he has also raised concerns about the possible damage to MIT’s reputation. “Especially...
...will those with fewer advantages be helped by the new policy? It didn't happen at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). In 2002, one year after UNC banned early admissions, the number of fee waivers - which represent the number of students with limited means (a family of four needs to make less than $35,798 to qualify) - actually decreased...
...went even further, introducing the Carolina Covenant in Oct. 2003, a provision allowing students from low-income families to graduate from the university without any debt. Many of the Ivy League schools also have similar programs. That caused fee waiver applications to increase 38.9% from 2004 to 2006. "I believe strongly that early admissions doesn't have an effect on low-income students here," Stephen Farmer, the assistant provost and director of undergraduate admissions at UNC, told TIME. "In the end you still have to have need-based financial...
Most controversial are the tokens, which have gone corporate. You can now travel the board as a Motorola cell phone, a bag of McDonald's fries, a cup of Starbucks coffee, a Toyota Prius or a New Balance sneaker. The companies did not pay a placement fee, but the consumer group Commercial Alert decried the change as a sign of the ubiquitous branding of American life. Which it is, and which is why the change is overdue. It's part of Monopoly's cultural role: to let people playact contemporary business, pretty...