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...that offer disabled persons a window into lives of normalcy are cut back, so too will be the chance for that person to be able to live at home, an ultimate goal for most of these families. Those people who fail to successfully integrate into society always have the option of government housing centers, but this is ultimately far more expensive for the state than the little money it takes for a trip to a state fair or an ice cream social. From a strictly numerical standpoint, the difference between these options and this cutting is egregious; local care...

Author: By Marcel E. Moran | Title: Kicking Those Already Down | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...going on anymore: mysterious back-door finagling involving securitized mortgages and credit default swaps somehow resulted in frail old grandmothers thrown out of their Orlando condos; money managers walking into their own clever booby traps ended up in the red and out of work. The stimulus package, our best option, seemed more of a quick-fix to placate the masses—like those one-size-fits-all T-shirts doled out to the summer camp brat pack—than a sensitive economic instrument. But that only speaks to the confusion at the capitol and to our continued willingness...

Author: By Jessica A. Sequeira | Title: Looking On the Bright Side | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...life, staff job security, and the possibility of and J-Term were all dwindling was troubling enough, as the months wore on it became clear that the quality of education was no longer safe either. Effects of the budget problems started at the top with the Faculty, with the option of early retirements being offered to older professors in an effort to save money. While some benefit exists in younger faculty being given more responsibility and power in Harvard’s vast departments the faculty buyout further strains the school’s academic offerings, cutting into its core...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Painful Prioritizing | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...most important companies in Europe to campus for their yearly job fair. I was able to interact with recruiters from over a dozen different firms, and many of these asked for a copy of my resume and that I keep in touch. Although I had scarcely given the option any serious thought prior to my time abroad, it is now more probable than not that I will end up working in Europe for a while after graduation...

Author: By Karin M. Jentoft | Title: Polytechnique: Broadening Borders | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...Recognizing clubs that excluded women was not a viable option for a university in the process of fully merging with its neighboring women’s college, Radcliffe. According to former Dean of the College John B. Fox Jr. ’59, severing ties with the clubs was an important part of fully integrating Radcliffe and Harvard, a process that was essentially complete by 1977—though the President of Radcliffe still signed women’s diplomas until...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Socially Stratified | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

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