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...PILOT payment—equal to the total annual salaries of subcontracted janitorial employees who had recently been laid off. The measure, intended to shame Harvard into backing off from layoffs, has since been tabled.Last week, Ward co-sponsored another resolution, calling on Harvard and MIT to request “concessions from employees at all levels” before laying off low-income employees, a measure that was unanimously approved.Ward said that universities can play an important role in helping their home cities during difficult financial times. For example, he said, if cities are forced to cut library services...
...example, even though the newly appointed defense attorney had not yet read the 11,000-page charge sheet. (The judge acknowledged that he still hasn't finished the whole thing.) Qasab does not speak English, but there is no Urdu translator to explain the proceedings to him, and his request for an Urdu version of the charge sheet was denied. Most Indian courts leave it to the defense attorney to explain to their client what's happening...
...also has the acoustic edginess that hardcore music enthusiasts might overlook at first glance. “Love Song” is a jab at the corporate music industry’s request that she write a “marketable” love song (ironic in hindsight given the song’s popularity—and marketability—but bold nonetheless). She’s an incredibly talented vocalist, and she’s unapologetic about her passion: “I’ve been writing songs for as long as I can remember. Some...
...full Faculty meeting. At present, only two Faculty meetings remain before the end of the school year: one on May 5 and one on May 19. In order for consideration of the changes to appear on the next meeting’s docket, the Dean must submit an official request to the Faculty Council by 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 20. The deadline for the May 19 meeting is the same time on May 5. Historically, student complaints have centered on the Board’s lack of transparency and the absence of student representation within it. Former Dean...
...question of Kazmi's fee was then the subject of a heated exchange. Kazmi had made a request for a special undisclosed fee, different from what would normally be granted to a court-appointed lawyer in Mumbai - Rs. 900 (about $18) for the entire case. The fee is shockingly small even by the standards of India's poorly paid junior lawyers, but the prosecutor in the case, Ujwal Nikam, objected vehemently to Kazmi's request. He argued that making an exception would encourage other court-appointed lawyers to demand special fees in future cases. Qasab's lawyer was supposed...