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...would otherwise be undeserving of admittance even though there is no reason to believe that a child of an alumnus is better than another student. Whatever fundraising advantages alumni admissions gives the College, these benefits do not justify corrupting the admissions process, especially not when our endowment continues to soar upwards of $29 billion. Just as financial aid is separated from admissions, alumni giving must be separated from the process as well.Another example of inequality which must be examined is the recruiting process. With Facebook groups such as “Thats [sic] Right I Got Recruited... Bitch?...

Author: By Shai D. Bronshtein, | Title: Make the Admissions Game Fair | 9/21/2006 | See Source »

...lifting the exemption for higher prices. And, Devaney says, mid-level Interior bureaucrats kept their superiors in the dark about the omission for five years. The Government Accountability Office estimates that the mistake has so far cost taxpayers $2 billion in lost royalty revenue and that number could eventually soar to $10 billion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Department of Billion-dollar Bungling | 9/16/2006 | See Source »

...Mulally, who has studied Toyota's vaunted production system, says it's too soon to discuss changes: "The key will be being able to see that we're making progress and moving forward." It sounds mushy. But if Mulally can attach wings to Ford and get the company to soar, he too will be a Motown star...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ford: Just Fix the Car | 9/10/2006 | See Source »

Actor-director JON FAVREAU heralded the birth of his third child on his MySpace blog myspace.com/jonfavreau) "Her name is Brighton Rose Favreau and she's doing great." Now if he'd blog on friend Vince Vaughn's love life, his hits would soar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 11, 2006 | 9/3/2006 | See Source »

...misdirection, little traps set by Neil Burger, the writer-director. It's not how Burger sets the stage; it's what he puts on it. Soon Norton slips into Eisenheim's skin and, with the aid of real-life master magicians Ricky Jay and Michael Weber, makes the enterprise soar--or, at any rate, levitate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Both a Trick And a Treat | 8/13/2006 | See Source »

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