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Predicting Trouble Thailand's largest airline ran a prescient advertisement in your Nov. 10 issue proclaiming it was "The airline that captures the hearts of the world's travelers." Apparently the People's Alliance for Democracy in Bangkok [Briefing, Dec. 8] considered this an option, organizing the peaceful siege of both city airports, resulting in chaos for 90,000 business travelers, tourists, visitors, staff and Haj pilgrims in transit - although I imagine the timing was coincidental. Thomas David Jent, EVIAN LES BAINS, FRANCE...
...planning a private dinner, Mackenzie B. Smith ’09 was grateful for having an attractive option when she needed to reach people online, “especially on campus where everyone is on blackberries all the time,” she says...
...going to keep this Senate option for me a real possibility, you know, and therefore I can drive a hard bargain. You hear what I'm saying. And if I don't get what I want and I'm not satisfied with it, then I'll just take the Senate seat myself." - On finding someone to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, during a taped Nov. 3 conversation with an adviser...
...applications and interest across campus.That holdout is Teach for America, which is not only weathering the financial storm, but using the market turbulence as an opportunity for growth.In the midst of the financial crisis, more seniors are putting their hopes for corporate employment on hold and reexamining their career options. Many of those seniors are finding their way to Teach for America.Colette J. Hinckley ’09 started her job search as many upperclassmen do—with corporate positions—but soon realized her opportunities were narrowing.“I knew that [corporations] were not recruiting...
...would give me the space, time, and means to do that,” Rizzo said.As an experienced park ranger, Rizzo said he was also attracted to India because of its proximity to the Himalayas and opportunities for mountaineering.WHY MARRY?Cidre, who had originally discounted the fellowship as an option until three weeks before the application due date, will be studying marriage choices in Chile.Chile has the fifth lowest divorce rate in the world and divorce was illegal until 2004, according to Cidre, who is also an inactive member of the Crimson’s Business Board...