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This was true from the beginning. First-year seminars were started in the 1960s, as an alternative type of education, something completely outside of the mainstream course offerings. The seminars were (and still are) portrayed as a special perk freely available to anyone who had survived Harvard's cutthroat admissions process...
...unlikely the bill will become law. But Hughes' gesture is consistent with a growing public disapproval of the half-century-old perk that exempts the Queen -- whose worth is estimated to be upwards of $9.6 billion -- from the 40% top tax rate her subjects endure. Publicly, Buckingham Palace had no comment on the bill; privately, officials concede that public opinion might persuade the Queen to pay up. Confided one: "She knows sooner or later she will be paying taxes, but if she agreed to it now, it would be seen to be bending to pressure...
Getting a study in Widener is a definite perk. Rumor has it that there is an 18-month waiting list. But significant numbers of people--graduates, junior faculty and so on--do manage to conduct significant research without recourse to a study...
...main challenge for the networks, however, is to find ways of wooing back viewers who seem bored by the sameness of network programming. The success of such offbeat shows as The Simpsons and Twin Peaks early this year demonstrated that these viewers will perk up for formula-breaking fare. The result, say many TV producers, has been a rather confused quest for unusual shows. "The question is always, 'Why is this show different?' " says David Gerber, president of MGM/UA Television. "((Network programmers)) are worried that they might get a well-executed show but that it won't be different enough...
This would be a justifiable perk if Officers did not include just about anybody in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) with some sort of academic job. The typical grad student need only become a teaching fellow, proctor, advisor or tutor, and he or she will instantly be knighted as an Officer of the University...