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Although potential costs of such a project are as yet undetermined, the discussion thus far has centered on a not-for-profit consortium, according to Ostriker. He said he expects a decision on the plan by the end of the year...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Schools Clarify Distance Learning Alliance | 3/1/2000 | See Source »

...such a process. The first--and trendiest--objection is that online voting is an inherently discriminatory practice; Arizona in particular is a sitting duck for such criticism because of its history of Voting Rights Act violations, most of which occurred in the 1970s. The Voting Integrity Project (a non-profit, nonpartisan civic group) has already filed a lawsuit against the state in the hopes of blocking the primary on the grounds that minorities are less likely to have Internet access than their whiter, and ostensibly more affluent, counterparts...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Are Digital Primaries the Answer? | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

Taking possession of employer shares can cut your tax bill. When you eventually sell, the profit is taxed as a capital gain at 20% for most people. An IRA distribution, on the other hand, is taxed as income--at up to 39.6%. Basic math, gang. Here are questions from my mail and answers, with an assist from Ed Slott, editor of Ed Slott's IRA Advisor. Ed has more on his website at irahelp.com To read my earlier column, see time.com/personal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 401(k) Encore | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

...prints of the Amur tiger, more widely known as the Siberian tiger. But he is not hunting the striped cat; he's hunting the hunters. Working for the World Wildlife Fund in cooperation with Russian authorities, he is leading an anti-poaching patrol, going after criminals who try to profit from killing one of the world's most magnificent--and endangered--creatures. Telltale tire tracks in the snow suggest to Fomenko that a Jeep full of poachers is on the trail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAVEL FOMENKO: On the Trail of The Tiger's Tormentors | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

Grogan said the University would have more concern about the use of Harvard's name if the rehabilitation of HPHC--currently a nonprofit firm--makes it a for-profit company. However, he said that the University was not necessarily opposed to the use of the Harvard name in HPHC even if it does become for-profit...

Author: By Daniel P. Mosteller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Responds to State's Suit Over HMO's Use of Name | 2/25/2000 | See Source »

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