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...hour in 2011. “The wages are definitely one of the strong points of the contract,” Snegroff said, calling the wage hikes “unprecedented.” But she also said that Harvard’s wages still will not be on par with those offered at its local peer institutions, such as Boston College, Boston University, and MIT. “It brings [Harvard’s janitors] closer, but, in a few years, those schools will be making a lot more,” she said. Under the contract, custodians working...
...melodic and thunderous, Caribou put on a mesmerizing stage show.All the opener’s strengths only brought the Super Furry Animals’ weaknesses into sharper contrast. The group sounded flat and uninterested, a problem exacerbated by the choice of material, with several tracks from their recent sub-par LP “Love Kraft.” The opening salvo of songs all blended together into a morass of undistinguished low-key Beach Boys homage. The Furries’ trademark has always been their eccentricities, but here the music seemed positively average, and the quirky presentation came across...
Yadav says that such wild adventuring is par for the course in their room. “We’re a self-selected, no-holds barred group...
Though the Crimson’s defense performed well for most of the match, Harvard’s offense was not up to par...
...would be disingenuous to act as though I’m at all surprised by this peculiar concept—“mid-terms” administered at points well beyond the halfway mark of the semester—since, after all, bizarre testing procedures are par for the course here at Harvard. But even alongside atypical practices such as holding finals after winter break, the “second midterm” concept is a deeply frustrating one for students across the campus. While we all appreciate the opportunity to redeem ourselves (should things not go so well...