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Take Jessica Laux, a 32-year-old mother of two in Pittsburgh, Pa., who shops regularly at Saks and Nordstrom. "I'm hopeful there's going to be similar deals as there were last year - and almost expecting it, given the current state of the economy," says Laux. She remembers 2008's steep holiday discounts and is unimpressed with the paltry 30% markdowns that are currently being offered. "Seeing 30% isn't going to make me shop earlier," says Laux, who adds that she'll do the bulk of her shopping in the final two weeks before Christmas...
...University of California has reached a financial impasse that cannot be overcome without painful measures. Its Board of Regents recognizes this inconvenient truth and has resorted to increasing tuition costs by an additional $2,500 for the next academic year, a proportional increase of about a third for in-state students. This is an unsavory solution to an unavoidable problem—the Golden State faces empty coffers and a projected deficit in the tens of billions and must make cuts across the board to stay afloat. However, while some tuition increases might be necessary, the in-state students...
There is no easy solution to the massive problem the UC system and the State of California faces, but some options are more desirable than others. If the Board of Regents must hike tuition, the main part of this financial burden should be placed on out-of-state students, whose parents are not taxpaying California citizens and who still have the benefit of access to cheap public education in their own states. It may seem unfair for out-of-state students to be penalized for the mistakes of California, but the UC system should primarily serve residents of California, many...
Tuition hikes focused on out-of-state students may deter some potential applicants and prospective students, but placing the financial burden on in-state students is especially harmful to low-income Californians, for whom the UC system is essential for receiving a college education. This would have the unfortunate result of increasing socioeconomic and ethic homogeneity in a university system that already suffers from a lack of racial diversity. Granted, geographical diversity would suffer from tuition hikes aimed at out-of-state students, but there is no good solution to the University of California’s dilemma?...
Moreover, the studies state that infectious diseases will become more prevalent if climate change continues unabated. The report states that stinging insects will expand their geographical reach and that tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease and Ehrlichiosis will also be on the rise...