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There is certainly some scientific truth to the hypothesis: The Earth does have some self-regulating properties. But is that the case for atmosphere-warming carbon dioxide? If the earth is self-regulating, the theory goes, then an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide should mean an increase in plant growth. Plants, after all, scrub carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, so more plants should mean less carbon dioxide—thus countering the initial increase...
...Stefanie L. Plant ’05, who was business manager of Diversity and Distinction Magazine from 2002 to 2003, inherited a magazine that was about $10,000 in debt. “The editor-in-chief told me that they had been ignoring calls from the printer,” she recalls. “We had been working with a new printer because we hadn’t yet paid...
...Facing the daunting problem of managing a debt-ridden organization, Plant found that the only way to pay back the old debts was to publish new issues—which, of course, meant incurring more debts. Frustrated by the old guard who passed on their embattled debts, Plant says, she quickly fell into a deeper hole. Yet still, she shied away from approaching the Student Activities Office for guidance. [SEE EDITOR'S NOTE BELOW...
...explains the huge number of undergraduate organizations on campus. This profusion is, however, a mixed blessing. “I know that they’re always getting new student groups, so I’m not sure that it’s a sustainable model,” Plant says. “The University’s going to have to devote money to keeping the existing associations afloat, and to funding the new ones...
...Second, the story incorrectly stated that the decision of the magazine to print more issues caused the group to incur more debt. In fact, while printing more issues initially resulted in additional costs, it did not increase the group's debt. Third, the article incorrectly implied that Stefanie L. Plant '05, a former business manager, said that the magazine fell into a deeper hole as a result of printing more issues. In fact, Plant noted that after printing four issues, the group had repaid its $10,000 worth of debt. Fourth, the article did not correctly contextualize comments by Frankie...