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...Davos Man" has been easy to poke fun at from the time the World Economic Forum, founded in 1971, first got widespread attention in the 1990s. And this year is no different, as business leaders, politicians and, O.K., some lucky inky-fingered wretches prepare to trek to the conclave in the Swiss Alps town of Davos. The annual meeting of the international business ??lite, Davos developed a reputation as a cheerleader for globalization. But by the late 1990s, it was fashionable to argue that economic integration benefits only those who live in rich countries and who work in multinational companies...
...Registrar’s office is finishing a test-drive of a new online transcript-request system expected to be ready by the beginning of February, which will eliminate students’ need to trek to 20 Garden St. in order to obtain an official copy of their grades...
...nearly as bad as one might expect," says a guide. And the reward for roughing it is the best wake-up call in Scotland: in the pristine winter air, from some of Britain's highest ground, there are panoramic views stretching 150 kilometers or more. The next snowy trek takes place March 12-14 and is priced at $508, including airport or train-station transfer and lodge accommodation when you're not snug in your snow hole...
...nearly as bad as one might expect," says a guide. And the reward for roughing it is the best wake-up call in Scotland: in the pristine winter air, from some of Britain's highest ground, there are panoramic views stretching 150 kilometers or more. The next snowy trek takes place March 12-14 and is priced at $508, including airport or train-station transfer and lodge accommodation when you're not snug in your snow hole...
...year brings another new reading period (officially underway as of yesterday), and by the end of the week the vast majority of Harvard students will have made the daunting trek back to campus and back to their books—a premature end to an all too short, if lazy, winter vacation. But as Harvard students bask in what may be the last January reading period ever, it is time to consider the proposals on the table to replace...