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...calendar reform for the 2009-2010 academic year, students remain in the dark about the mysterious “J-term.” The creation of a J-term itself should be commended; many promising break options lie outside Cambridge, allowing students to work or travel over the four-week period. But, as the university puts its finishing touches on the schedule, it must remember to furnish offerings for the rest of us as well—those who lack the resources or the desire to set up shop elsewhere...
Hammonds also asked her colleagues to consider what should happen during next year’s inaugural January ‘J-term’—the four-week stint in next year’s revamped University calendar whose structure remains uncertain. Even the name of the period remains unclear. But Hammonds has settled on calling it the “January experience...
...like that of Flamingo Road Church in Cooper City, Fla., receive regular traffic year-round. Others, like the one from Impact Community Church in Elk Grove, Calif., draw visitors with specific sermon topics. Barry Smith, senior pastor at Impact, started an online confession board last spring to enhance his four-week sermon series on the theme of secrets. The idea, says Smith, "was not so much theological as psychological"--a way to aid people carrying the shame of long-held secrets. For at least two of his congregants, the effort was transformative. A former prison guard--let's call...
...failed to muster enough UC support for permanent financing when legislation was introduced in March 2007. The Crimson took part in the the fall 2007 pilot, benefiting financially from a distribution contract. Usui said USA Today’s program is particularly attractive because the company would run a four-week trial that would include student surveys to gauge interest. With that data, Usui said, the UC could make a stronger case for asking the College for funding, or for funding it themselves. Some UC representatives raised questions at last night’s meeting about the program?...
...Other such examples of my staggering inability to master the minute include the four-week -long hell storm that was learning to tie my shoes. This consisted of exactly one attempt per day, followed by a temper tantrum comparable to that of an infant, and concluding with the vow to never wear shoes again...