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...closure has left teachers suddenly adrift in a strange land. Many, like Steele, have taken to the streets, leading demonstrations against Nova and Sahashi and holding press conferences denouncing the company. On Nov. 2 former Nova employees announced a lessons-for-food program, which would allow students to pay for classes in meals and groceries. Meanwhile, some airlines have offered discount flights home for cash-strapped teachers, while embassies have opened hot lines to aid their stranded citizens. The out-of-work teachers have glutted the local labor market, causing other schools to stop accepting job applications. "The market...
...Myung Bak is a ruthless profiteer who has no concern for the environment. His companies have indiscriminately covered great areas of land with massive apartment buildings. He is only trying to work his way into the American limelight to further his goal of being the next President of South Korea. Patricia Ko, GIMPO, SOUTH KOREA...
...OCS’s unsympathetic response to the complications with her Fulbright application. “OCS was mad at me because nothing looked right [on my application],” Delaney recalls. But the consequences of not receiving senior standing are not limited to those looking to land a fellowship or job. Abby E. Feuer ’08 received confirmation in July that the OIP had received her transcript from Madrid, Spain. Yet, the fficial records still had her listed as a junior. Hoping to run for Class Marshal, Feuer was especially distraught. “You come...
...relates to Asian designer labels and fashion in Asia more generally, the impact of marketing on consumerism is especially important. Asia is the land of the nouveau riche, an easy demographic to convince of the importance of symbols and status. As of the turn of the millennia, roughly half the world’s full-priced luxury purchases were made by Asians. And the industry is following the money: as of last year, Salvatore Ferragamo had 16 retailers in Singapore, a city-state of 4.5 million people; New York City, home to over 8.2 million and arguably the most developed...
...education and ignoring the standing orders to bank, consult, and dream of season tickets to the Met—just for the bragging rights—leaves one feeling instantly insecure. There are plenty of reasons that a person would choose the A train over their home and native land, but when deciding otherwise brands you as an exception, it makes the decision to return home truly scary.I decided this summer that I almost certainly couldn’t live in the United States for the rest of my life. It wasn’t a spiteful decision. This...