Word: fixes
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...parking ticket: a dining hall manager on the prowl for angry diners. I had barely circled the "L" for lunch on the yellow card when I was set upon by two dining hall higher-ups, asking what prompted me to feedback-cardhood. I explained my annoyance, they pledged to fix it; Harvard Dining Services triumphs again in responsiveness. Now, if only Mass. Hall could set up a similar feedback system with similar results--I have my first 10 yellow cards ready...
...into the crowd. The only indication that you are in the presence of one is when you see people forming concentric circles. This is a sign that an alienated rapper or a bass player with a really angry rap-rock group has been spotted and is getting an adoration fix...
...Gangstergate and his own political connections, although he says he has received requests to "help out" in this year's presidential race. Politicians, he says with disgust, "use you and then get rid of you." Mobster Ahn Sang Min says he, too, has been approached by politicians seeking to fix the December election. Ahn, more menacing than dapper in olive sports jacket, black turtleneck and white slip-ons, is best known for ordering three murders?the last one while in prison. (He says he's now counseling young people.) Gangstergate? "They can't touch the big gangsters," Ahn says, "they...
Even following all these proposals won't guarantee a hassle-free flight, but it will make the trip a bit more predictable. It might even be pleasant. But it's still up to Norm Mineta to fix things so that you consistently get there on time...
...change their policies. The Faculty and administration can also assist the departments by seeking out tenure candidates who are willing and eager to advise students, not merely to hide themselves away in libraries and labs. But we reiterate that departments need not wait on the tenure process to fix their advising systems; past failures in advising can no longer be tolerated as justifications for continued negligence...