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...tradition to the heritage of our venerable institution. Perhaps the best way to cement widespread enthusiasm for a new mascot is to make the selection process a democratic one. The Undergraduate Council—in need of a publicly heralded success—should have no trouble establishing a short-term commission to solicit and sort through students’ mascot proposals. After the options have been narrowed to five or six, the question should be put to the student body in a referendum next spring. The people will get their wish, the UC will claim a truly memorable success...
...hand, can be life shattering. After admitting to smoking pot (but not inhaling), former President Bill Clinton opened himself up to “soft on drugs” criticism. While youthful indiscretions didn’t stop Clinton from assuming leadership positions, an arrest surely would have. The short-term effects of marijuana are inconsequential compared to the long-term effects of criminal records...
...competitors. PartyPoker can afford the ante. In the first nine months of this year, the average daily "rake"--its cut of the amount bet--rose a third, to more than $2 million. Despite a summer stock swoon, market players are still betting that online poker isn't a short-term fad. One thing hasn't changed: you won't find Bhargava in a casino, online or real, anytime soon. "I can see myself playing poker off-line, but I can't find low-limit games," complains the centimillionaire. "Online is very different: that's entertainment." Besides, he's already...
Janitors who have worked at Harvard for at least seven years will receive 100 percent short-term disability coverage, up from 75 percent...
...relentless, often brutal drive toward fiscal health for his state. In 1991, the year he succeeded Michael Dukakis, the state had to borrow $1.2 billion to pay its bills. On assuming office, he axed 8,500 state employees and then privatized everything from road maintenance to hospitals. Today short-term borrowing is well under $250 million. "Dukakis tried to bail out the sinking ship by hand," recalls Richard Larkin, managing director of Standard & Poor's municipal finance department. "Weld took the ship into dry dock and slapped a new hull...