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...partnerships, and chief executive Ken Lay had called an all-hands meeting to reassure workers about the future. The affable Lay told everyone that if operating earnings were on target, as it appeared they would be, bonuses would be paid. The questions that followed veered toward the trivial--the Christmas party, parking privileges--until one persistent energy trader started drilling for details about Enron's myriad, murky off-the-books enterprises...
However, the Business School professor said that such a connection could be trivial...
Second, there are those who read only the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal or the Financial Times. Local news is too trivial; they instead prefer to read about big policy decisions and sweeping global accords...
...must ask why you dedicate almost half the article to the issue of plagiarism of your editorial (“More than Parity,” Jan. 7). I understand that news is slow during reading period, but your attempt to make a story out of something as trivial as this is worrisome. Isn’t there anything more important going on? Or is writing articles about your paper the most important...
Let’s address the trivial issues first. Grade inflation is a problem throughout the College, so it seems rather unfair to single out one course. Since “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” and West is far from a dull man, it would make sense that not all his ventures, such as the infamous CD, are going to be of a no-nonsense nature. Though West’s support of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s presidential campaign may understandably face debate or criticism, as citizens...