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Patricia White, director of the GSE’s financial aid office, called the program a “fantastic package” because it offers students both full tuition and an additional stipend. She said those perks may help sway GSE students who are hesitant about entering the traditionally low-paying public service field...
...newspaper, begun by a group of homeless people in 1992, covers a wide range of material, from homeless-related news to movie reviews, poetry, and editorials. Writers come from all walks of life. Some, who are not homeless, volunteer their efforts, while homeless writers receive a stipend of about $50 per article, according to Samuel Weems, one of two overseers of Spare Change distribution...
...grant to help offset the cost of holding the event in the Faculty Club, which is the only venue the Seneca was able to reserve for this Saturday. The Finance Committee (FiCom) of the UC recommended two days ago to grant the event a $1000 stipend, on the condition that the Seneca drop its claims as a “host” of the event and became a simple co-sponsor. However, unless the Seneca can prove that it is not the driving force behind this event—and thus that it does not stand to benefit disproportionately...
...excited about The Contender's launch but frustrated about not being able to box until the end of the series--which was pushed back four months after Fox launched a copycat show--and had been partying and putting on weight. (Because of the delay, NBC gave each contestant a stipend to continue training.) "He felt like he was training for nothing," says his sister Launita Turpin. Still, she says Turpin seemed upbeat when she saw him last. Chapple, who had been with Turpin in the car just before he shot himself, released a statement saying the two had had "issues...
...Island. He wants to work, and the local mayor's office has said it will try to help him find a job, although it's unclear what work Jenkins could do, especially since he doesn't speak Japanese. His wife already works at city hall and receives a government stipend every month in a program benefiting North Korean kidnapping victims. At some point Jenkins also wants to visit North Carolina to see family members, including his aging mother. Asked how his daughters are faring, Jenkins concedes that he isn't sure. "I just spent 25 days in jail. I haven...