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...that way. Universities lose more than just individual students when they admit wealthy applicants above equally or more qualified, but less affluent, students. Higher education should not be a business—when schools start evaluating their core priorities in this regard, their intellectual integrity suffers. There is a fine line between keeping a school alive to educate another day and doing long-term damage to its commitment to meritocracy...
Elia Roldan had just received a new lab coat with her name embroidered on the pocket. She worked as a dermatological assistant and although her doctor's office was struggling - fewer people are getting Botoxed these days - her boss assured her that everything was fine. But that was a month ago. Now she is at Manhattan's Tompkins Square Park at 2 pm on a Tuesday, tossing an office telephone down a measured runway in the very first, and possibly only, Unemployment Olympics. "It's not like I have anywhere I have to be," she says, "I mean, not anymore...
...realizing that such a costly endeavor would have little chance for success given the state's budget woes, Block settled on a more recession-friendly action. In late February, he presented a bill that would require all advertisements promising thousands of dollars to egg donors to carry some fine print. It would inform women that there's not much information on the long-term risks of donating...
...Throughout it all, just make sure to keep a pleasant, professional tone. In negotiations, a threatening posture almost always backfires, says Ury. Hiring a lawyer or other adviser is a fine idea - but there's no need to mention to your employer that you've done that unless talks take an uncivil turn. Creating a paper trail is always a good idea: after each meeting, summarize what you were told and send an e-mail to the person who told it you, asking for confirmation that you understood all the points correctly...
...well,” Palmer said.DUPLIN TROPHY WOMEN’S TEAM RACEThe Crimson women’s squad placed a close second over the weekend at the Duplin Trophy Women’s Team Race to its counterparts from Boston College, and that school’s fine sailing program. The regatta was hosted by Tufts on Upper Mystic Lake and was the women’s squad’s first ever team race intersectional.“We were very excited to compete in our first ever team racing contest,” senior Megan Watson said...