Word: informant
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...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...
...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...
...driving a new wedge between the Bush administration, with its oft-stated intention of initiating regime change, and its potential allies and coalition partners, many of whom favor a more moderate approach in dealing with Iraq. The old adage, “Trust, but verify,” must inform America’s policy in responding to this new Iraqi overture...
Luba (not her real name) is one of nearly 200 patients whom psychologist Ilene Philipson has treated for overinvestment in work and whose experiences inform Philipson's provocative new book, Married to the Job: Why We Live to Work and What We Can Do About It. A resident of Oakland, Calif., Philipson, 52, describes how Americans' love affair with work might be great for corporate productivity but can have terrible personal consequences. Her book is well timed, with millions of Americans newly laid off and millions more working harder than ever to pick up the slack. "In giving...