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...federal government spent $11.7 million to find 153 drug users among almost 29,000 employees tested in 1990, a cost of $77,000 per positive test. Many industries, particularly construction, transportation, health care and retail, also face labor shortages, and the fierce competition for workers may compel employers to forgo drug tests that could dissuade or disqualify people from taking a job - either because they take drugs or simply resent the invasion of privacy...
...walked and danced till dawn along the cobblestones. I might have even thought that I was a musician by 2 or 3 a.m. Nobody sits to watch the World Cup matches: Parisians have fun on their feet. This rainy Sunday night, as I forgo the football match and sit here in front of my computer to send my regards to The Crimson, my room reeks of the Camembert I mistakenly left out while briefly stepping out to join my host father in watching The Simpsons en Français. It is still delicious, though. (I’m currently...
Social isolation has many well-documented side effects. Kids fail to thrive. Crime rises. Politics coarsens. Generosity shrivels. Death comes sooner (social isolation is as big a risk factor for premature death as smoking). Well-connected people live longer, happier lives, even if they have to forgo a new Lexus to spend time with friends...
...published an article that made waves on campus. Headlined “Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood,” the story purported to explore a growing trend among female students at Harvard, Yale, and “other top colleges” to forgo ambitious career plans—or any career at all—in favor of raising children and running a family. The article noted that “young women today” are increasingly seeing their role as mothers as paramount, exploring flexible or scaled-back work schedules...
...impressed by the integrity of your friends, your colleagues, and even Republicans.Finally, I’ll tell you one of the few things I’m certain of: the only regrets you will have in 20 years are the opportunities you pass up and the risks you forgo. If you haven’t already, put your career on hold and go win her heart. You know who I’m talking about. Other things can wait, but love can’t.Nicholas F.B. Smyth ’05-06 is a Crimson editorial editor...