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...natural for Jeffrey Immelt to reflexively embrace the strategies of his predecessor, storied über-CEO Jack Welch, who built GE into one of the world's most profitable companies. But Immelt, 48, quickly went his own way, imposing new long-term strategies. When scandal erupted over Welch's perk-laden send-off, Immelt responded by taking a lead role in corporate reform. For starters, he put more independent directors on the board and got rid of stock options as part of his pay. "We know we are studied," he says. "We feel we have a responsibility. A good reputation...
...state house seat vacated by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, Vitter quickly made a reputation as a loner and political bomb thrower. He peppered Governor Edwin Edwards with ethics complaints, led the successful fight for term limits in the state legislature and exposed a cozy perk by which lawmakers secured Tulane scholarships for favorite constituents. When Vitter won a special election in 1999 to succeed Congressman Bob Livingston, who resigned the House after an adultery scandal, few of his colleagues reportedly showed up at the victory bash...
Caitlin S. Bergin ’06, an EPS concentrator, has reaped the benefits of this little-known perk. This past summer, she was studying geology in the Italian Alps for six weeks, an experience that was both “awesome” and fully funded by her department. EPS encourages all its concentrators to apply for these opportunities, then they “magically pay for everything once it’s approved,” according to Bergin. There are also concentration-wide field trips during move-in week that whisk students away to such distant locales...
Haan added that the Harvard name and college setting was an additional perk for Dylan and his band...
...fold-down desk that can be positioned just so. There's a bottle of spring water in the cup holder to my left and a pile of individually wrapped Life Savers under the armrest. A screen suspended from the ceiling is playing a DVD. But here's the real perk of this ride: I can surf the Web on my laptop from the back-seat of this automobile while Frank, the driver, takes me wherever I want...