Word: focus
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...There is no doubt that there must be layoffs among the administrative staff who support students and faculty, and FAS leaders ought to be applauded for making real reductions. But not all cuts are equal, and FAS should focus on those that have the least impact on students and faculty. A logical way to go about making cuts is to scale back the most recent growth, a principle that would mean reductions in offices like advising, communications, finance, and the divisional deans. While these cuts might not be enough to stave off steps like reducing the shuttle schedule and laying...
...captain Jack Brady also competed in the event, tossing the hammer 50.05 meters—good for 37th. Brady also competed in the discus and shot put, where he threw a 10th-place 48.49 meters and 24th-place 14.95 meters respectively. Sophomore Claire Richardson, whose focus this season has primarily been on the 5K, competed in the 1500-meter run. Her time of 4:28.35 was just shy of qualifying her for her second event at NCAAs, but it did give her a new personal record in the event. “That just shows how versatile Claire...
...everyone wanted to be in business, now they are interested in technology - and our museum is playing a big part in that," says Laveikin. "After the financial crisis ends, they won't be interested in fast money anymore. Now we need to forget about business and oil and focus on rejuvenating our technology sector." (See pictures of the Hubble telescope...
...Academics, both Dara and Westbrook agreed, is their primary focus...
...site as tenants under the terms of the agreement, which was reached on Dec. 22 and finalized on April 17. In a letter sent on Wednesday to Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino announcing the moratorium, University President Drew G. Faust stated that Harvard’s continued near-term focus will be on “leasing and improvements to properties we currently own and continued dialogue with our Allston neighbors around community engagement and community-wide planning.” Kevin A. McCluskey ’76, Harvard’s director of community relations for Boston, relayed Faust?...