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...come largely from high-income backgrounds, as they are not eligible for federal assistance and must consider the costs of travel in their education budget. Consequently, there is little socioeconomic diversity among this pool of applicants. Visa fees need not serve as another obstacle to socioeconomic diversification. The fee hike announced in April is directed at improving the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), administered by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). The system is designed to observe and document the activities of international students—which is in itself a cause for concern. Excessive tracking systems...
...went home for the Memorial Day break is no doubt aware. Support for lowering energy prices is something that has both broad and deep support in America; it will drive voters to the ballot box. And although Warner-Lieberman, or any future cap-and-trade bill, is unlikely to hike the price of gasoline, it will surely be used as a convenient political scapegoat...
...question is whether it's better to pass on that cost via a baggage surcharge, rather than a ticket price hike. In terms of consumer psychology, the bag option may indeed be the lesser evil. On ticket-buying websites, extra fees are often not quoted in the initial price displayed to customers - only later, as they're completing their purchase. Given the advantage airlines gain by scoring better in online searches, "a price increase is a far riskier decision than going with this type of fee," says Larry Compeau, a marketing professor at Clarkson University. As Seaney puts it: "Airlines...
...supported Lebanese government appears unwilling to give into conditions set by Hizballah chief Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Syrian and Iranian backed opposition, for calling an end to the opposition's three-day siege of Beirut. Indeed, what began as a labor protest by unions demanding a wage hike is morphing into a regional confrontation with all sides refusing to back down...
...Georgia State’s program is cost-effective for students, but it does not account for the importance of intellectual property, and schools need to find a way to satisfy the needs of both parties. Universities should make an effort to shoulder the burden of copyright costs that hike up the price of textbooks. In doing so, however, they must creatively lower costs while remaining within the confines of the law. Although copyright law leads to hundred-dollar course packs that are costly to universities and students, intellectual property law ensures the ongoing production of the journals and scholarly...