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...Bostonian, he began having entrepreneurial aspirations when Tammy developed a craving for tacos-hardly an easy find in his new city. The Californian couple started asking around to see if others were feeling the same home-style longings, and discovered an eager market for Mexican (and responded with Taco Loco in June last year). But they also found an even bigger craving lurking in Hong Kong expat stomachs: deli food. "We found this craziness, this fervor for deli," says Levin...
...College should have its disciplinary policies not simply to maintain order on campus—thus its various regulations on alcohol and partying—but also to act in loco parentis by upholding for us at least something of a moral framework. This is all the more important during the college years, when arriving adolescents learn to manage their freedom and thus become adults...
...University already makes too much of its status in loco parentis; it sets up absurd 1 a.m. room-party curfews and alcohol restrictions, and then wonders why people flock to the finals clubs. Harvard’s social scene is a nonentity compared to that of almost any other school in the country. For first-year students, the social scene is often particularly bleak. It was quite refreshing to read about a group of students truly disfruiting Harvard’s weekend offerings. Furthermore, the actions of the students profiled in the article were in no way dangerous or abnormal...
Sony sued the group for breach of contract; the Chicks countersued, alleging "systematic thievery." As the charges escalated, the Chicks found themselves Nashville pariahs. For country acts, the relationship between label and band has historically been in loco parentis; bands presumed the label always knew best. "Everyone in the country industry kept telling us, 'Keep your mouths shut. Why don't you appreciate what you have?'" says Maguire...
Today, Harvard stands alone in loco parentis for all its students. Yet, it has not stepped up to provide for its female undergraduates as it should...