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...response, the students began to design a more appropriate structure, choosing to use larger windows and other devices that harness the natural movement of air to create a passive ventilation system. And as an added perk, “these windows give amazing views of the Rwandan countryside,” Shioiri-Clark says...
...explained, “but I’m also following them.” The collaboration, with its call for increased consistency, made for “an exciting new opportunity,” in Olson’s words.The orchestra pit isn’t the only perk of performing in the New College Theatre. Larissa D. Koch ’08-’09, last year’s recipient of the Suzanne Farrell Dance Prize and the choreographer of the first of the performance’s four dances, says that the new performance venue...
...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...