Word: perks
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...other Ivy League universities (save Cornell) have wired their dorms for cable, Harvard students have no entitlement or reasonable expectation to the same treatment. In an era when many universities are supplying their students with a growing list of amenities, Harvard should be applauded for refusing to supply a perk that ultimately would be detrimental to our already delicate sense of community...
...Ireland also appeals to me with its history of dance, drink and the intoxicating notion of clanship. Besides evoking memories of long ago battles and ruthless warriors, a clan name has intrinsic meaning. When someone says “O’Dea,” my ears instantly perk up and I want to explore another tie to the long-lost relation...
Alter sees the other perk of journalism as “an excuse to call up anyone in the world and ask them anything...
...Protected Bond. And for fans of exchange-traded funds, which trade like stocks, there's iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund. Funds that buy TIPS are conservative investments. But don't forget that even they can lose money if interest rates go up and bond prices fall. Alas, the protection perk gets you only...
Winning also carries with it the traditional perk of a trip across the pond to London and a spot in the internationally-renowned Henley Royal Regatta...