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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...year and cannot cut back on—a financial burden that is compounded by the costs of expansions projects and additions to the faculty. Workers salaries account for a sizable percentage of expendable costs, and for this reason Harvard has offered a retirement incentive package so it can lighten its financial load without laying off as many workers.“A PLACE OF LOVE”One the main of counter-arguments SLAM faces is that, given the economic crisis, many companies are having to lay off workers and Harvard is not any different...

Author: By Kristen L. Cronon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SLAM Works For The Workers | 4/29/2009 | See Source »

...that as a judgement of my ability to perform at your college, I was hoping if it would be possible to be admitted to Harvard via the working stream. I could enrich Harvard College by making it clean. Better than being a filthy student right? Plus, this will lighten your load of admitting via affirmative action. Thanks. —Ambitiousteen AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHH —v3rt got waitlisted at Duke and thought my soul had been torn to pieces until I got into HARVARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! —cafelalo

Author: By Sanghyeon Park, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Quotes from the Class of 2013 | 4/8/2009 | See Source »

...Kiss my fat ass.' MEGHAN MCCAIN, responding on The View to Ingraham's comments about her weight. Ingraham later fired back, "Can I say 'Lighten up,' or is that offensive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

...paralyzing the facial muscles used for frowning, Botulinum Toxin A - or Botox - prevents people from physically displaying expressions of negative emotion. Building on previous research that suggests facial expressions not only reflect but influence mood levels, the new study hypothesizes that Botox may lighten people's moods by literally wiping the frowns off their faces. (Read "The Year in Medicine 2008: From...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wipe Away That Frown: Botox Makes You Happier | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

...hope of exacting justice for past violations of the social compact. Instead, he asked the country to look forward, to an era of new regulations that will prevent a repeat of these failures. And he repeated again the outrage that most Americans now feel, with a little levity to lighten the mood. "I'm choked up with anger," he said, to cover for his coughs. It was a fleeting laugh for a nation steaming with fury...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's AIG Outrage: All Talk, No Action | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

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