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...home town has always been a pretty great place for a liberal. Almost half Hispanic, with a Catholic Church that still remembers liberation theology and an Anglo community that still remembers the 1960s, Santa Fe likes to flaunt its status as one of the most progressive towns in the country. Two years ago, Santa Fe struck again. It passed a municipal living wage of $8.50, the highest in the country. With a seven to one vote by the City Council, one in six Santa Feans got a raise. It was a good day. Since Harvard started paying its workers...
...approach to medicine that has led to inadequate health care for the children raised in some Scientologist families; the criminal charges brought against senior officers of the organization’s leadership, including the founder’s wife, for harassing Internal Revenue Service officers while trying to obtain status as a non-profit organization; the hierarchical structure that only allows members to learn greater “insight” into the religion’s true beliefs after they have spent significant sums of money on auditing and other Scientology services; the restrictions on free discussion of their...
...markedly more diverse during that time. A required course in leadership and corporate accountability was also added.But Clark’s deanship also saw controversy last spring when dozens of prospective students, tipped off by an online hacker, tried to gain unauthorized access to a website detailing their admissions status at HBS as well as at five other top business schools.Less than a week after the breaches became public, HBS decided it would categorically reject all 119 applicants who had attempted to check their admissions status—a move that some critics called unduly harsh.“This...
...tight groups or heading for the bar. I choose the latter and pin down one of the Adult Swim reps. After allowing myself to get plied with goodies (Dangerdoom and Adult Swim posters and stickers), I learn that the reason for the unusual venue is a question of status. Ross and Robert can’t hold events on campus, since they’re not an official Harvard organization. They’re hoping to rectify that, however, in the near future. As Ross says, “Our goal is to have a little front, like the Mafia?...
...League. Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin II says at national conferences, most administrators said they have had similar surges in the number of student groups. But the fact that Harvard is comparable to other institutions should not force Harvard to blindly accept a troubled status quo. The problem with the overabundance of student groups can be seen in the glut of student publications, which currently total 34 with two more being added to the list shortly. It’s impossible to read even a fraction of them, and few students go through the arduous task...