Word: lures
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Most recently, the Administration acceded to the wishes of students and installed a large-screen TV and couches in Loker--a move first proposed by Coffey last year. Coffey said he believes the TV and couches will help lure students to Loker...
...Some people worry that it reduces the contact of students and Faculty, but I disagree," he says. "If you strike up a relationship in cyberspace, you can possibly lure the student into coming in in person...
...according to insiders at the paper, many staff members are now embarrassed by the story and resentful of Webb's self-promotional efforts on its behalf. Indeed, the lure of talk-show celebrity, maybe even a Hollywood deal, may have played a role in letting a promising investigative piece get out of control. The Mercury News has made an admirable effort to face up to its journalistic lapses. But it would be a shame if the incident discouraged editors from supporting the kind of aggressive reporting Webb has done--or muffled the serious questions that his series has raised...
City officials have ambitious plans to bring in those better-paying jobs. They're planning a center to house software companies they would lure with an "incubator" incentive package, including one year of free access to ISDN lines, low-rent offices in the neighborhood of $30 to $40 a month and free technical advice. The goal is to attract high-tech businesses like the one that recently moved in downtown, Integrated Technology Group, which makes software for robotic controls. Gus Comstock, the city's economic development director, sees this as the right kind of business for the future...
...both sides of the sports equation as a team owner and a broadcaster. Murdoch?s Fox network and regional cable channels have played a key role in driving up the fees paid teams for televising games. By owning the Dodgers, as well as the NFL franchise Murdoch hopes to lure to Chavez Ravine, News Corp would lock in both popular sports programming and a cut of those fees. Worse, if he gets his way, they'll never come back to Brooklyn...