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...Presumably the slashing of J-term ambitions has resulted from the financial difficulty in which Harvard has suddenly found itself. However, if economic concerns are truly so dire as to threaten even the freedom to remain in the dorms next January, Harvard should instead consider cost-saving alternatives like closing the dining halls during this month or heating the Houses on a per-room basis. Given financial constraints, we understand if the College cannot fulfill student expectations next year of a J-term complete with limitless possibilities. But, by neither allowing students to remain on campus nor facilitating any educational...
...deeply troubled by the situation of the Oregon Daily Emerald. The recent decisions made by the Emerald’s board of directors threaten to undermine the independence that is essential to student journalism...
...jobs in other countries with more liberal immigration systems, such as the United Kingdom, Canada, or New Zealand. As such, the debate over the H-1B program is not merely a question of “saving American jobs”—these new policies could actually threaten our nation’s long-term economic health and our global authority...
...admire Wong’s aspiration to develop and improve Harvard’s theater. However, I feel he ignores the truly inclusive nature of theater on our campus, and his conception of an ideal, responsible drama falls short of the stage’s full potential. Such missteps threaten to sacrifice meaningful artistic dialogue to the censorship of political correctness...
Like a medic tending injured soldiers on a battlefield, she spends her days fielding calls from people who are in financial peril--drowning in credit-card debt or facing adjustable-rate mortgages that threaten to bury them alive. Each week they phone in to Orman's CNBC show for advice or buy one of her nine books, which offer the hope that they might save themselves from the financial hell they've created. Orman rushed out a paperback response to the economic crisis called Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan, which is on the New York Times best-seller list...