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Only 1 percent of the United States’ undergraduates study abroad; over 75 percent of them pick a program that lasts fewer than 12 weeks, and so Harvard’s “study abroad problem,” if I might call it that, is also a national issue. And even though study abroad is increasing, in a large part thanks to Congress’ 2006 push for students to go abroad, many cram programs into summer vacations, eager to experience international education but unwilling to sacrifice an academic semester in the States...
...bell’s desk” near Currier’s front door to a less accessible spot in the guard’s office.In the past, the bell’s desk has been manned by students. Currier residents will still work there, but for fewer hours and with less responsibility.Some Currier residents argue that the new measures are stripping the Quad House of its character. But Shahram Khoshbin, who served as a resident tutor and chair of the House’s pre-medical advisory committee before becoming interim master, insists that real safety issues justify...
...That means the revised employer mandate in her new plan would miss a large segment of the uninsured population; currently, the Clinton campaign acknowledged, only 48% of companies that employ fewer than 10 people provide health benefits. Instead, Clinton's new plan achieves universal coverage by imposing an "individual mandate" - a requirement that those who do not get coverage from their employers go out and purchase it themselves - but also by offering tax breaks and other incentives to make that affordable. It would be financed in part by eliminating President Bush's tax cuts for wealthier Americans...
Some fans were incredulous: how can a team with so many fewer scholarships and a relatively miniscule budget upend a storied program of Michigan’s caliber? Others were allegedly unsurprised, pointing to the Mountaineers’ consecutive national titles under coach Jerry Moore and winning streak that stretches back...
Finding a way to help this most sedentary age group is more important than ever. Nearly 17% of U.S. kids are considered overweight or obese, and many more are struggling. Meanwhile, as scale numbers are climbing, school budgets for P.E. are falling. As a result, fewer than 10% of elementary schools meet the National Association for Sport and Physical Education's standard of students spending 150 minutes a week in gym class...