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...After coming across what they viewed as a potential conflict of interest in a Medical School class last September, a group of first-year students banded together to press the administration to codify long-standing informal policies??€”effectively triggering the first set of conversations that would dominate interactions between the opposing student groups...
...help them prepare to reenter society once their sentences are up, going a long way toward reducing high recidivism rates. It is worthwhile to also consider decriminalizing or at least reducing sentences for many minor crimes, especially nonviolent offenses. Decreasing the number of crimes that apply under three-strike policies??€”a prominent feature of the California judicial system—could reduce the number of second- and third- strike offenders serving long sentences for petty crimes or technical infractions...
...served admirably over the course of her UC tenure, choosing to serve on the Finance Committee over the flashier SAC—the traditional venue for aspiring politicos—and then working to generate the first UC budget surplus in years. She and McLeod have well thought-out policies??€”that in many cases are quite similar to those of Schwartz and Biggers—and would prove able stewards of the Undergraduate Council.But while Schwartz and Biggers are not the only attractive choices, they are the best. Both have a remarkable record of service in the past...
...Since most research institutions and medical centers establish their own conflict of interest policies??€”the Medical School's policies are independent of those of its affiliated hospitals—Grassley is pushing for a set, national standard...
...only six schools to receive the highest grade by the Institute’s measure—will continue to improve its admirable environmental policies. The report, which graded schools in eight categories ranging from Food & Recycling to Investment Priorities, is an effective way to raise awareness about environmental policies??€”both in terms of highlighting progress and identifying weakness. Sixty-eight percent of schools have improved their scores since 2007—a positive development that should not go unrecognized—and we encourage schools to continue this upward trend. Harvard should be proud to be ranked...