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...morning phoners with Australia, afternoon drinks with TIME, back on the phone to the southern hemisphere at midnight - and he can't zone out during any of it. "In some jobs I've done," he says wistfully, "you get that dip in the morning when you can kind of switch off, but you can't switch off doing interviews and being asked questions." So why does all the world want a piece of this skinny kid from Brixton by way of Birmingham? His homegrown sound expands beyond garage, but most riveting are his lyrics; he's a switchblade-sharp social...
...Everything has become show business,” he said. “You wonder whether we’re all kind of asleep at the switch or whether we’re all getting infected...
This is not the only instance in which the curricular review’s proposals seem self-defeating. The delayed declaration date is intended to give students more time to consider their options before committing to a concentration. While the report correctly identifies that nearly one-third of undergraduates switch concentrations at least once, it mistakes the primary reason for such a move. Admittedly, some students may be converted by late exposure to an entirely different field, but many more discover their dislike for their concentration only upon becoming involved in serious study. For this majority, a later start date...
...manager of the Chicago Tribune's RedEye edition, a youth-oriented daily that competes with the Chicago Sun-Times's Red Streak. The industry hopes to hook the kids now and eventually have them trade up to the marquee, paid product. In an early rumbling of that hoped-for switch, RedEye manages to sell about 15% of its copies at 25 apiece...
...mandatory fee would be eligible for tuition aid. As long as the fee remains opt-out, it is not specifically taken into account when setting aid packages. If FAS decides to delay aid coverage for a mandatory fee, I will personally lobby to delay the switch to mandatory until such coverage is secured...