Word: switch
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...switch to non-binding early action gave applicants more options. What Harvard has done by eliminating early action gives applicants fewer options,” he said...
...kiss late-September starts goodbye in favor of a post-Labor Day start date. But let go we will; these were traditions that weren’t meant to last, and we should no longer justify them with an irrelevant nostalgia.In the end, the benefits of a calendar switch far outweigh the costs. With a longer and more relaxed winter vacation, easier cross-registration, enhanced access to summer jobs and internships, and—dare we say it—some peace of mind, the new calendar could do more to improve student life at the College than nearly...
...cheap wi-fi a bargain? It depends on your needs. Wi-fi networks are on unlicensed spectrums, and towns like St. Cloud, Fla., initially suffered from spotty performance. "I don't think many broadband users will switch to muni networks unless they're less expensive and sure to work," says Ina Sebastian, an analyst at Jupiter Research, whose survey of online consumers found that only 12% would pay for a citywide service. Some places are waiting for WiMAX, a technology similar to wi-fi but faster and longer range, with fewer interference issues, but it's not yet certified...
...extol for you the virtues of a gmail account. Now, recent allegations of a Google-CIA link may have you worried about those revolutions you’ve been planning with your blockmates, but with a little caution, there’s no reason not to make the switch in perfect confidence that your civil liberties will remain intact. Not only will gmail provide you with the holy grail of internet communications—an absolutely spotless inbox, but its system of filters will allow you to divert those troublesome “academic” e-mails into...
...Hall, the freshman dining hall uses about eight gallons of eggs per day. Crista R. Martin, a spokeswoman for HUDS, said yesterday that she did not yet have enough information to comment on the cage-free eggs issue. Last spring, Dartmouth College became the first Ivy League institution to switch to cage-free eggs. Princeton University also began serving cage-free eggs in its dining halls this year. According to a report published by the Humane Society of the United States, cage-free egg production costs between 8 to 24 percent more than battery cage egg production, which translates...