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...determine its own policy on keycard access—with universal keycard access (UKA) being the “default” system in place beginning this September. The Council’s decision is a long awaited and encouraging step, but the fact that Houses can still opt out undermines the effectiveness of the change. We strongly encourage all House masters to adopt the default system. Students’ ability to swipe into any House during the night provides them with nearby safe havens in the event that they are threatened far away from their own Houses...
...also bad for business, because it discourages students from sitting for pictures. Each year, 1400 students pay the $10 fee, which buys the right to have a photo in the yearbook. But a full two hundred students opt out of being included in the yearbook each year, doubtless in large part because of this fee. Students who refuse to pay either of the two fees are excluded from the yearbook, which greatly decreases their likelihood of buying one. By eliminating the $10 fee and allowing all students to have their photos in the yearbook, HYP would give...
...political powers that be are finally (slowly) committing to fighting spam, despite the lobbying power that its originators seem to possess. A new law that went into effect early this year has made certain forms of unwanted e-mail communication illegal—now all spam needs to be opt-out (there must be some way to let a would-be spammer know that you’d like no further communication from them) and certain guidelines have been set regarding the use of misleading subject lines. Some have called the bill inadequate, arguing that it doesn?...
...slum it at the 452-room, $419-a-night Ritz-Carlton while you're in New Orleans, when you can opt for the more intimate 75-room Maison Orleans right next door? For $509 a night, you'll get a canopied bed, 18th century furnishings and a butler to draw your bath. Or consider the Enclave at the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, with 30 loftlike rooms that start at $375. It's connected to the main building by a 10,000-sq.-ft. outdoor garden and can be reached from an underground valet garage by private elevator. "There...
...also think it will allow us to see how the number of opt-outs change next year,” said Barro, in reference to the number of students who choose not to pay the optional...