Word: mogul
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...initiative to expand North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to 34 nations of the Western Hemisphere (with the exception of Cuba), brought thousands of protesters to Miami this past week, as well as a delegation of Harvard students sent by the Institute of Politics to observe the action. Media mogul Conrad Black has labeled activists who resist trade liberalization “the political equivalent of football hooligans.” He maintains that, “They are incapable of coherent articulation and they should be dispelled with as little force as necessary whenever they become disorderly. They should...
...parties by removing some of the financial burden from individual students. Students organizing room parties appeal directly to their college council for funding. “If you have a decent proposal, you have a good chance of getting several hundred dollars,” says junior Eliott C. Mogul, president of Yale’s College Council...
...Greek system. Unlike Harvard, Yale’s fraternities can be officially recognized by the university and thus are eligible to receive funding from the Yale College Council. “[Fraternities] play a limited, but a really good role in campus social life,” says Mogul. According to Mogul, this is primarily due to the fact that “their events last later into the night.” Ultimately, the Yale administration’s recognition of campus fraternities helps to foster a popular addition to Yale’s social scene...
...Socially, [the administration] is very supportive,” says Mogul. The administration’s broad support of student life has enabled the College Council to pursue an ambitious agenda. Each year with the backing of the administration, the Council hosts Spring Fling, attracting big-name bands such as Wilco, Nappy Roots, Ben Harper and Wyclef Jean...
...Thunder T he liveliest show in London this Friday will be the annual shareholders meeting staged by Rupert Murdoch's pay-TV powerhouse BSkyB. The curtain rises 11 days after the global mogul installed his 30-year-old son James, pictured, as chief executive. Dad's News Corporation is BSkyB's largest shareholder, so giving the kid a job was easy, but it infuriated financial groups that own the rest of BSkyB's stock. Some are worried James will funnel cash to pop's firm rather than pay dividends. Iain Richards of Morley Fund Management told TIME he is "dismayed...