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...goes" is a phrase from Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade. It's an expression the Tralfamadorians - a race of four-dimensional aliens - repeat whenever somebody or something dies. It expresses a certain airy resignation about the inevitability of death. Vonnegut - who died Wednesday night at the age of 84 from injuries suffered in a fall - had the Tralfamadorian attitude. "I've been smoking Pall Mall unfiltered cigarettes since I was 12 or 14," he told Rolling Stone last year. "So I'm going to sue the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company, who manufactured them...
...loan firms are anything but. For instance, how about manning a college's financial-aid hotline with employees of a lender that is vying for the callers' business? Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student loan company, used to do such things, but apparently no more. The company agreed Wednesday to abide by a code of conduct, devised by New York State attorney general Andrew Cuomo, that prohibits lenders from giving universities "anything of value," including call-center staffing...
...that although his company had been approached by several institutions in recent years about starting revenue-sharing deals, it declined to engage in this activity. "No schools are being asked to return money as a result of their relationship with Sallie Mae," the company said in a statement released Wednesday. However, Sallie Mae and Citibank have agreed to contribute $2 million apiece to a new fund administered by Cuomo's office to educate college-bound students about their loan options...
...score of 11-2. Harvard had been outshot 21-11 and had committed 13 turnovers to the Terrier’s seven.The beginning of the second half seemed similarly inauspicious. BU scored the first four goals of the period, three of which came from reserves.After trailing the Terriers last Wednesday, the Crimson had focused in practice on better execution when on the attack. The team practiced on winning its draws and on making cuts to receive quick passes on offense. Trailing 15-2 Monday night, the Harvard attack finally found its groove.“[In the first half...
...Nelson said. “The team was very excited. It is great for the team, and for women’s sports.” The Crimson travels across town to Boston University this evening to play a make-up of their game that was called last Wednesday due to snow...