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...would not acknowledge a need for education prior to ascending to the second highest office in the land. Her smirking, contemptuous dismissal of community service at the Republican Convention; a litany of falsehoods, including the claim to have said "no thanks" to the Ketchikan "bridge to nowhere" and a host of discrepancies in her assertions about the investigation into abuses of power during her tenure as governor; her campaign's unprecedented demand for "deference" from a free press before answering questions - all paint a portrait of a woman who believes she has it all figured out. Scott Kenyon, Vienna, Virginia...
...akin to “taking the foundation stone out of a skyscraper.” That said, these bailouts highlight major issues with our current financial system at large. The risk-laden, unregulated environment in which these companies—such as Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and a host of other Wall Street firms—have been operating is completely unacceptable. While we do not support unbridled regulation of the market, in some instances it is indeed necessary. Government oversight is particularly important in sectors and for companies that have a broad and direct impact on everyday Americans...
...With this increased budget, OCS should encourage more employers outside of the finance and consulting sectors to host on-campus recruitment meetings. Hosting industry-wide conferences—in conjunction with recruitment meetings—might provide companies with a financial incentive to come to Harvard. Second, while students ultimately must find their own jobs, OCS can and should “advertise” Harvard students to the job market. One way they could do this would be to create an online tool similar to the one used by On-Campus Recruiting that puts student resumes...
...past few months, the College has played host to pop-rock artist Gavin DeGraw and the hip-hop ensemble Wu-Tang Clan, who were both well-received when they performed during this spring’s Yardfest...
...with the Central Asian nations - the People's Republic's only formal attempt at international alliance-making - is called the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Of course it's simply named for the city where it was inaugurated, but the point for proud locals is that the Chinese government chose to host an important international security summit in Shanghai rather than in the capital...