Word: opted
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Students have a real choice in this election. We can opt for more of the same, or elect leaders of a student government of which we can all be proud. Unlike the other candidates, Magnus and Tom have five specific pledges to change fundamentally the UC’s role on campus...
...possibility that these publishers could succeed in putting the brakes on what ought to be considered a thoroughly useful venture is extremely regrettable, but the fault is not theirs to bear. Rather, it’s Google that needs to change its policy on copyright from an opt-out system, in which publishers are assumed to have given permission for their books to be copied unless they specifically state otherwise, to an opt-in process, which puts control over copyrighted works safely in the hands of copyright holders. While the current system may be convenient for the multi-billion dollar...
...with most immigrant workers, the financial incentive looms large for Filipino teachers who opt for the U.S. According to Ligaya Avenida, AIC's founder, a Filipino teacher earns from $9,000 to $12,000 a year. In Baltimore the average Filipino recruit makes $45,000 a year. Many Filipino teachers seeking to practice their craft in the U.S. shell out as much as $10,000 to recruiting agencies like AIC to secure interviews with American administrators and receive help with visas and other immigration documents. With some agencies, however, the teachers don't always get what they...
...have bikes that have been locked to the bike racks for longer than the career of a student in Quincy House.”LAZY BIKE OWNERS?But many doubt that more indoor space would lead to less theft, noting that bike owners may just opt for convenience anyway.“Many people don’t use the sheltered, lighted bike racks we have right next to the guard’s office, preferring to hitch their bikes to parking meters out on DeWolfe Street, causing trouble on the sidewalks and exposing their bikes to the elements, high...
...devises a satisfactory way to translate the conventions of musical theatre into the cinematic idiom: “Rent” doesn’t embrace its show-tune cheesiness in the manner of Rob Marshall’s “Chicago,” nor does it opt for cinematic seriousness like Bille August’s “Les Miserables.” Either would have been preferable to Columbus’ middle-of-the-road approach: “Rent”’s schizophrenic shifts between dramatic scenes and musical set pieces...