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Madonna’s recent troubles began when she filed papers to adopt a Malawian boy, David Banda, as her son. She was then accused by the international community of using her celebrity status to side-step Malawi’s laws. The birth father subsequently made and retracted statements of consent to a gleeful media, and a great many international figures have spoken on the topic...
Harvard’s graduate schools, on the other hand, do have one common preferred lender: Citibank. According to the Harvard Business School (HBS) Web site, HBS finalized an agreement in 1998 with the Student Loan Corporation, a subsidiary of Citibank, under which Citibank would be granted preferred lender status. While international students can receive direct subsidized loans from HBS, the school also advertises CitiAssist loans, which have higher interest rates than the Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loans and the Federal Perkins Loan, but are available regardless of citizenship status and have more flexible credit requirements...
...sites is Citibank. Harvard should offer its students a more comprehensive picture of the range of options available to them, and in this spirit, the University should take action on two fronts: First, the graduate schools ought to compile and distribute data about private lenders unprivileged by preferred status; and second, a written policy should be published on financial aid Web sites stating that the University and its officials will reject kickback payments and other gifts as part of transparent negotiation processes. Only by doing so will students be able to make informed decisions about the best loan programs tailored...
...Harry Potter-style glasses, Gallichon says that reactions from his constituents have been “mostly positive,” with more people questioning him about his commute than about his age. As he lives at home in Nashua, the former should not be a problem.Gallichon sees his status as a student comparable to other representatives’ outside jobs. State representatives make $200 plus transportation costs per term, and District 26 incumbents are listed as real estate brokers and salesmen, among other occupations.Political issues that the 18-year-old highlights in his campaign include universal access to affordable...
...over the last several weeks. The message was clear: North Korea had embarrassed Beijing by testing a nuclear device despite repeated warnings by the Chinese against doing so. By at least agreeing to return to the six-party talks, Kim is preventing a loss in international face for his status-conscious friends in Beijing. The fact that China's rival Japan had begun making noises about the possibility, however remote, of starting its own nuclear program undoubtedly added to the pressure...