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...Professors are encouraged to only take on those projects that will provide them with interesting case material and possibilities for further research opportunities. Strict guidelines stipulate that these executive education programs only be offered to top executives, as opposed to junior managers, and that the company must be on the cutting edge of its field...
...parietals were fairly strict, whereas now they're very lax," Fred Fortmiller '51 says. "Back in my day you could drink but you couldn't have sex-now you can have sex but you can't drink...
...years ago, I arrived on this campus with the enthusiasm that any first-year brings. In addition to my excitement about college and being away from home, I also looked forward to finally studying the subject areas in which I was most interested and not being confined to the strict regimen of high school classes. But as all first-years find out around April, this freedom can often result in a panic as it comes time to choose a concentration...
...forced all employees to reapply for their jobs. New principal Joanne Cockrell, an intense former math teacher and basketball coach, rehired a third of the faculty and brought in 70 new teachers. All had to be willing, she says, "to give up their private time." Cockrell instituted a strict dress code and in her first year dragged 250 kids and their parents into truancy court. She also split the school into four specialized programs, each with a guidance team that would tightly track its students until they graduated...
...shoulder and make me apologize. After some hedging, I'd say something like, "I'm sorry your leg hurts," and try to run away. Of course my mother would then grab my neck and make me give a real apology. But the Chinese government could never be as strict as my mom. Is this what international diplomacy has come to--puerile finger pointing, posturing and pseudo apologies designed to admit nothing? To the U.S. and Chinese leaders: Put down your toys and go to your rooms until you learn how to behave! MICHAEL MULHERN Warren, Maine...