Word: rigidities
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...norm and students who take a truly diverse array of courses (but not enough for a secondary field) would seem somehow inferior coming out of college. Adding six courses for a secondary field to the twelve the EPC recommends for a concentration will make plans of study more rigid then they are even now. With the EPC’s cap on requirements, the door is already open for students to take more courses than before on topics of secondary interest. The formality of a certificate will pressure many students to pursue a secondary interest half-heartedly. In this case...
...situation not at all dissimilar from the Hong Kong on a typical weekend night.Of course now we’re too mature and politically-active to rebel against our parents, instead directing our ire toward “the Man.” Darn him and his rigid hours, we say. Yet, “the Man” has watched and learned from our foolish nighttime antics and he has won. Business owners saw the long lines at Felipe’s and Pinocchio’s come their 2 a.m. closing times and have been bending over backwards...
...particular, are lagging behind. To respond to this, Herschbach asked Edwards early in the semester to convene a working group of administrators from those departments to address the issue.Many administrators and students in the life and physical sciences concentrations agree that a primary reason for the gap is the rigid set of courses required of science students.“To get those courses out of the way, you have to start planning in your freshman year,” says Astronomy and Astrophysics head tutor Bryan M. Gaensler. “If you suddenly decide in your junior year...
...Retirees who aren't self-employed like Utsumi can struggle to find decent work?most companies still prefer to hire younger people, because they generally cost less under Japan's rigid, seniority-based salary structure. But the sheer demand for workers is encouraging companies to be more flexible. Top temping company Adeco plans to double its number of registered workers aged 50 and older by 2008. Employment agency Pasona is forming a Japanese version of the American Association of Retired Persons?not to lobby for prescription drug plans, but to help retiree job seekers find work...
...city of Oz is now everywhere. It's in every high school." That's not quite true, but the emergence of gay kids is already changing the politics of homosexuality. When their kids come out, many conservatives--just ask the Vice President--start to seem uncomfortable with traditionalist, rigid views on gays. But what happens when your child comes out not at 23 but at 13? At least in the short term, it's likely that more gay kids means more backlash...