Word: perk
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...groupthink that dominates most college campuses” can make otherwise apathetic right-wingers care, further fostering a tender camaraderie among conservative students and faculty alike. This is a natural impulse, of course—when we feel as if something we stand for is under attack, we naturally perk up in its defense. That the Dems were not interested in upholding Rove’s right to speak and be judged on his ideas speaks to this pulse...
...those who do not have varsity counterparts (such as Ultimate Frisbee and Rugby) have more fixed systems of funding, but maintaining financial stability could prove to be more of a challenge for newly created club teams once the Athletic Department funds run out.Money isn’t the only perk of JV status that will be missed: several downgraded athletes regret no longer being members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). “It’s cool to be considered part of the Harvard program,” says Katherine P. Waldock...
...America's spooks complain that they're facing double jeopardy: a potentially rising tide of lawsuits and criminal proceedings, plus investigations by Congress. To help secret agents who may need the advice of a lawyer, CIA director Michael Hayden this week generously offered CIA employees the ultimate perk: full reimbursement of legal-liability insurance. And it will cover all employees involved in covert activity, not just those working in counterterrorism and counterproliferation...
...Winthrop juniors with a surprise announcement over the House’s e-mail list yesterday morning.The e-mail declared the end of “n+1” housing for seniors in Winthrop—where n is the number of residents—a perk that the House’s oldest students have traditionally enjoyed after rising through the ranks of “n-1” and “n” housing. The announcement was met with a flurry of responses from confused and angry residents.While rising seniors will continue...
Within Harvard’s gates, sororities may seem like fish out of water, but in essence they have the social networking elements that sustain many groups on campus, though Hanger refers to this as simply a perk of the organizations. “It’s the extracurricular that I do because it makes me happy and I enjoy it so much,” she says of Theta. “I don’t do it because it’s going to help me with my professional life. It will, but that?...