Word: concern
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Pryor's actions reflect the concern felt by many that SAC had become insular and alienating to many students who wished to be involved in the IOP. Though SAC members recognized the need for reform in a report they issued last spring, the IOP's poor retention rate and SAC's overall ineffectiveness as a governing body are two areas that SAC has been unable to address on its own. Though reform efforts were underway, they weren't moving far or fast enough. Reform was clearly needed, but the kind of swift and drastic reform Pryor has imposed would never...
...concern is whether freshmen are in small-group instruction experiences with Faculty," Pedersen said...
...case helped focus light on another potential evil of private contractors: corruption. Early on, concern was raised over employees on leave from the department of children and family services starting their own agency. Critics noticed the department had quickly assigned children to the agency, a result of blatant favoritism. Thus Grace Home was off and running, supported by county revenues. An audit alleged, however, that the agency's director had misspent hundreds of thousands of dollars on trips to Washington and Atlanta, as well as a six-week stay in Africa. The director even charged the government for his subscription...
...coalition says, "States get to keep the money even if an adoption fails. In fact, if they place the same child again, they collect another bounty." Says Wexler: "The bounty is paid when the adoption is finalized, so there is an incentive to place a child with little concern about whether the placement will really last...
...KIDNEY CONCERN Here's a powerful reason to keep your weight--and blood pressure--under control. Folks who are obese have twice the risk of renal-cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer. High blood pressure also increases the risk of developing the cancer, with the odds doubling when readings exceed 160/110. Exactly why is unclear, but it is known that hypertension can damage the kidneys, which may make them vulnerable to carcinogens...