Word: upper-class
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Gelb was the metropolitan editor at The New York Times in 1968 when Lukas won a Pulitzer Prize for his writing on the murder of Linda Fitzpatrick, a young, upper-class woman from Conn. who began a dual life amidst New York City's drug culture...
...tower, the near 80 percent yield for the class of 2002 seemed to put the issue to rest. With a record-high yield, the argument seems to go, our financial aid policy does not need to change. But there is a fundamental flaw to this argument. Students who fall into the second and especially the third financial aid categories may simply decide, like my friends, that the cost of a Harvard education outweighs its benefits and may not even apply. However, while the middle and working class applicants may drop, the upper-class applicants could continue at the same...
...list of suspects is somewhat predictable: Ike Fisher, Ella's ex-husband whose post-marital relationship seems more forced than it was forged; Lindsey Wentworth, Ella's upper-class executive assistant with a few secrets of her own; Christian Chung, the University comptroller rumored to have vied for Ella's job; Ian McAllister, head of the Economics Department and a staunch opponent of Ella's policies, and Leo Barrett, Harvard's newest president with a past to which only Ella was privy. Diverse though these characters may seem, the author makes little effort to develop their behaviors or idiosyncrasies...
...stalwart supporters of maintaining strong House identities, the Bosserts had also been vocal and consistent opponents of randomization, the policy which disallowed choice for upper-class housing beginning with the class...
Thanks to Mayer's efforts, upper-class students will soon have the option of receiving bag lunches at Loker Commons. For many, this is a pleasant alternative to trekking back to the Houses for their midday meal. Not only is it convenient, but it will also reduce the overcrowding in dining halls such as those in Lowell, Adams and Quincy. We urge HDS to recognize the importance of implementing the plan efficiently, even if it means hiring more staff workers...