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...Unfortunately, students’ antics deflect attention from their stated goals. Last week, SLAM interrupted University President Drew G. Faust’s lunch in Eliot dining hall to offer her a letter detailing their demands. And at FAS Dean Michael D. Smith’s town-hall meeting on the university’s budget, the group unfurled a banner that read, “Greed is the New Crimson.” Rather than encourage empathy for workers facing possible layoffs, these stunts drew criticism for their rudeness...
...Royal has made a habit of making apologies for Sarkozy, which she's found to be an effective way of pushing conservatives' buttons. Her letter to Zapatero was the second time in two weeks that she caused an uproar by extending France's regrets for Sarkozy's utterings. On April 6, Royal asked an audience in Senegal's capital Dakar to pardon France for a controversial speech the president gave there shortly after his election in 2007. In the speech, Sarkozy said "the African man has not sufficiently entered history" as a result of becoming caught in an "eternal...
...While there is no doubt that this is a challenging task, encouraging trends have emerged in recent years. Just one day after Obama’s speech, the governors of eight Midwestern states sent the president a letter urging him to support a new proposed plan that would connect Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, and Madison, Wisconsin with a network of fast passenger trains. And, while, Amtrak’s trans-continental lines may be the object of ridicule, ridership on the Acela line has grown rapidly as fuel prices have made air and car travel less attractive to business commuters...
...college kids, Domino's customers are extremely loyal. And now more than ever, the company needs to tap into this crust-chomping base. Domino's can gather the names of all customers who have offered positive feedback over the last couple of years, and send those people a quick letter or e-mail saying: This incident is isolated, we appreciate your business and, please, encourage your friends to stick with us too. "Managing brand influencers is so critically important," says Blackshaw. "Domino's doesn't have the same evangelist level as a company like Apple, but their core consumers...
While FAS has not explicitly said layoffs will occur, it has not yet ruled them out. In an e-mail statement, University spokesman John D. Longbrake stated that Harvard has recognized the concerns raised in SLAM’s letter and that “Harvard takes seriously its responsibility as a major employer...