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...From here we’re essentially going to try to do the same thing in all the sites where he’ll be performing this year,” Moore said. “Our intention is to inform others so that they can decide what they want to do, form their own opinion and pursue their own actions...
...serious criticisms revolve around issues of equity. Students who attend wealthy private schools are inevitably more aware of the early decision process and its competitive benefits than those students without access to well-connected college counselors. Moreover, and most significantly, students who apply early action or regular decision frequently inform every college to which they are admitted of their best financial aid offer in order to spark a bidding war. Schools concerned about their yield (the percentage of admitted students who enroll) frequently jump into the fray, substantially increasing candidates’ financial aid offers. Even without playing colleges against...
...accepted by both, she could try to choose Harvard and send in her check. When Yale realizes she is not planning to attend—either by notification or because it never gets a deposit—Yale contacts her high school’s guidance counselor, who informs them that she is headed for Cambridge. Yale then contacts Harvard to inform Harvard about the early decision commitment...
...begin, the ad arrests us with its powerful imagery, a dramatic over-exposed visage brooding with anger or desire. The picture’s deep eyes draw us in; sure enough, the entire face becomes a vehicle for expression, communicating not just the emotions that inform “noise,” “punk” and “hardcore,” but also the introductory meeting time for the campus radio station. Lest the poster prostitute itself as mere “infotainment,” however, it carefully undermines conventional forms, eschewing capital...
...security reforms enacted after Sept. 11, this color coded threat scale is by far the most idiotic. Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge unveiled the system back in March to better inform the public at large of terror risks. The scale—which indicates risk on a spectrum of green, blue, yellow, orange, and red—aside from being quickly disregarded by 99.9 percent of this country, contains no useful information concerning how to behave under particular alerts. Even the law enforcement community is perplexed...