Word: opts
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...cull out those in the third category, colleges like Dartmouth and Stanford require applicants checking the Native American ethnicity box to submit either a copy of their tribal affiliation cards or a letter explaining non-tribal Native American ties. Harvard should co-opt this procedure as well. If the ultimate goal of the College’s admissions process is to create as diverse a student body as possible, the College shouldn’t risk accepting applicants who are neither affiliated with a tribe, nor familiar with Native American identity. Presumably, there are other, similarly qualified Native American applicants...
...termbill; at the same time, however, they assured us that they would make sure to respond with concrete action to the clear student demand for renewable energy. The University has responded and has done so in convincing fashion, nearly doubling the amount that would have been raised by the opt-out termbill fee, and taking the additional step of establishing a $3 million Green Building Loan Fund to finance energy-efficient designs in new buildings...
...Harvard library books, which will be made available for browsing on the internet. Harvard is taking part in Google Print’s pilot program, which also includes collaborations with the University of Michigan, Oxford University, Stanford University, and the New York Public Library. If successful, Harvard may opt to digitize all 15 million of its volumes...
...problem has been that while many mainstream Muslims do not agree with the extremists, they have allowed them to co-opt the religion to further political causes. But no more. On March 11, a year after the Madrid bombings, something unprecedented and unexpected occurred—Muslims took the first major step in reclaiming their religion...
While Gross has balked at implementing the $10 opt-out fee, citing a hesitation to adding more optional charges to the termbill, the referendum’s supporters are asking the Dean to set aside money for the College’s own purchase of renewable energy...