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...survey is needed to show that the current state of undergraduate life is far from ideal. One-fourth of the student body is isolated on Garden Street, and students compete fiercely for space of varying quality scattered across all 12 Houses. Recentering College life to the River area by moving the Quad to Allston could fix many of these problems, as long as it’s done right. Any new undergraduate Allston development would need a serious student center with space for College extracurriculars and much improved cross-river transportation, and it would have to be on the banks...
...Liberal education should not be viewed as a prison term with one-fourth off for good behavior,” Professor of England J. Douglas Bush told The Crimson in February 1954. “I’m aware of the pressures of time and money, but these should not be the real consideration...
...carve out savings, Arpey says he shamelessly borrowed ideas from competitors. He reversed his predecessor's policy of expanding legroom, adding seats in one-fourth of the fleet so American could cut fares even further. Emulating low-cost carrier Southwest, American is simplifying its fleet, from 14 types of planes to six by September. Picking up on an idea from TWA, which American bought in 2001, pilots suggested taxiing on one engine instead of two to save fuel. Not all the changes were bloodless. The company's 10,500 pilots agreed to the biggest layoff in airline history...
...Percentage of freshmen at the nation's 250 most selective colleges who came from the highest-earning one-fourth of households...
Jeff Larson, who oversees foreign equities at the Harvard Management Company (HMC), will establish the hedge fund with an investment of $500 million from the University, representing one-fourth of the fund’s total value...