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Such zero-sum policies are the focus of widespread debate on campuses, with some schools ignoring outside help completely and others applying formulas to reduce their own offers. The growing use of merit scholarships to snag the best students will only intensify the controversy. Since merit-based and need-based aid come out of the same till, there is a larger downside risk that this trend will come at the expense of the poor. So far, the effect is marginal, but, as Tim McDonough of ACE notes, "there's enough movement for people to be concerned about...
Radcliffe observers say all this could represent merely a summer slow down or a more substantial snag in the negotiation process. Whichever, no major changes seem imminent. The official word is that, with so many top people on vacation, it is difficult to make progress...
...serves up to hungry surfers every day nor in the stock-market pyrotechnics that have given their venture an explosive $8 billion valuation. The real economy exists in the thousands--even tens of thousands--of sites that together with Yahoo are remaking the face of global commerce. Want to snag a $900 suit for $150? Try countryroadfashions.com (but be warned: they're based in Thailand, so you'll have to take your own measurements). Looking for that hard-to-find anthropology book? Amazon.com is your best bet. Yearn to have your weekly groceries delivered to your door? Peapod.com exists...
Winners of the annual scramble among universities to snag big-name commencement speakers often reap the benefits in increased press attention...
...morning the White House sprang its trap. By unleashing a packet of letters and phone records, gifts and invitations from Willey, it went a long way toward clouding her image as a woman mistreated by a rogue President. That evening lawyer Bob Bennett publicized her efforts to snag a fat book contract. Two days later, by coincidence, Willey's onetime friend Julie Steele released her affidavit painting Willey as a liar. Within 48 hours the President was enjoying a reaffirmation of his lofty approval ratings, the public was back enjoying March Madness, and the pundits who had pronounced Clinton dead...