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...cover story made serious reading. But the present downturn could be a blessing in disguise for some countries, since highly skilled professional talents can transfer their skills and become useful in their often poorer home countries. Though their salaries may not be as good as the previous jobs they held, they might find more security in the comfort of the familiar rather than in an uncertain position in an alien land, and both they and the countries that welcome them back will benefit. Philip Verghese, Secunderabad, India...
While the rest of us may be swamped with finals and papers, the Harvard track and field team found itself one in a deep pool of teams at the three-day 2009 ECAC/IC4A Championships in Princeton, N.J. When the dust settled yesterday, the women’s side held on to 20th—out of 57—while the men settled for 22nd—out of 52. “It was a good weekend for us,” Harvard coach Jason Saretsky said. “It’s always good to get back...
...bondholders complain that neither GM nor the Treasury has held any kind of serious discussion with them. In fact, CEO Henderson has described the offer to bondholders - 225 shares of GM stock for every $1,000 of bond face value - as a take-it-or-leave-it proposition...
...This affected my family," says Trunnell, a paramedic who will now be raising two children on his own. "I need someone to be held accountable for this...
...order to increase efficiency.” “While the timing of these changes coincides with cuts in other areas of the university, this particular change will not constitute a savings for FAS IT,” Selsby wrote. At a mandatory meeting for all UAs held yesterday, FAS IT administrators told students that the changes make it so students serve students and full-time FAS IT employees work with faculty and staff. Two UAs—who asked that their names not be printed because they were told by FAS IT not to speak to the press...