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...student representatives raise the pitch of their campaign to reform the College’s unusual academic calendar—which has fall term final exams coming after December break—they face a long and uncertain road to their goal...
...Kucinich said, outlining his plan for bilateral trade conditioned on workers’ rights and environmental quality principles. Kucinich called for decreasing reliance on coal, oil, and nuclear energy by suggesting the introduction of solar and wind technologies for mass consumption. And Kucinich’s plans for reform extend past the environmental arena—at Friday’s talk he questioned the usefulness of the electoral system. “I think we’re at a point where there are some real questions about whether we should have an electoral college,” Kucinich...
...rare case of technology not squeezing out the middlemen, and travel agents and stockbrokers are surely jealous. But the explanation is pretty simple: over time, the tax code has grown more and more complex, much too intricate for the average taxpayer to want to wade into. Even the Tax Reform Act of 1986, which simplified the code by taking away many tax preferences, managed to add complexity by limiting certain deductions to people falling into particular income brackets. In 2001 and 2003, just about the time tax prep technology should have been cementing its hold on the mass market, substantial...
...University lawyer, and administrators, has its way, this may be about to change. The Committee’s report, released this week, outlines a plan ostensibly designed to curb excessive drinking on campus. Broadly, the Committee aims to prevent future incidents of dangerous drinking and related activities and to reform the ways in which the College responds to such incidents...
When some members suggested that students might plagiarize in moments of high stress, Petersen immediately alluded to calendar reform as a solution—eliciting laughter...