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...reason that many wealthy students don’t brag openly about their financial security is because it alienates their friends. Minimizing the impact of wealth differences among friends is crucial for sustaining community. Yes, some students can afford taking a taxi rather than the T, but does that mean they should abandon their friends and take the cab? Please...

Author: By William Rafey | Title: At Least They’re Our Friends | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

...shortages of F-16 and F-18 jet fighters. And what's causing those shortages? Gates made it clear that the current planes must be retired in order to save money so the military can pay for the F-35. "The Air Force, in order to be able to afford the modernization, is going to have to retire some older aircraft," he said. "That's just a fact of life." Others in the Pentagon call it a self-licking ice cream cone: the U.S is now in an arms race with itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Costly F-35: The Saga of America's Next Fighter Jet | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

...President Obama has honored me with the oppotunity to serve the country by ensuring vital legal assistance for millions of Americans who cannot afford it,” Minow said in a Law School press release...

Author: By ZOE A. Y. WEINBERG, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Minow Confirmed to Legal Aid Group | 3/24/2010 | See Source »

...college expenses. One cannot have a 529 plan to take spring break trips to Cancun or purchase expensive shopping items in order to be as trendy as their peers. The fund is strictly there to provide access to higher education for those who would not necessarily be able to afford...

Author: By Patrick Jean Baptiste | Title: Investing in the Future | 3/24/2010 | See Source »

...Each of them will be counting on continued Chinese growth to help pull the world through economic recovery and beyond, but they can't afford to be complacent about their business relationships with the Middle Kingdom. On March 21, the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing reported that 38% of the companies responding to a recent survey felt frozen out - "unwelcome to participate and compete in the Chinese market" - a steep rise from 26% a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Google the Omen of a U.S.-China Trade War? | 3/23/2010 | See Source »

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