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...debate continues, many Democrats and Republicans are trying to outdo each other to see who can seem “toughest” on reform, but in the process, they are failing to understand which regulations really need to be in place for the economy to function well. Derivatives trading will occur throughout the future, whether in a bank or a distant unregulated entity, and it is best if it occurs in major banks under the watchful eyes of regulators. There will be future crises with politically unpopular but necessary monetary solutions, and an independent Federal Reserve will need...
...year pilot program aims to reduce the cost of staffing departments by having one individual perform the same function for many departments—in comparison to having various staffers perform analogous functions within their respective departments...
...role of final club members also deserves a closer evaluation: The University has put unbelievable pressure on final clubs to function as campus-wide social venues, forcing their presidents to take on enormous personal liability and their members to shoulder the large financial burdens associated with hosting weekly social events. Physically, final clubs were not built to host campus-wide events that could accommodate the same number of students as House dining halls, the old Student Union (now the Barker Center) or even the old Hasty Pudding Theatre (now mainly classrooms). In this sense, the University has placed final clubs...
...real world connections, and the potential for actual follow-up can give the posts a more serious undertone. Initially, Toor’s site lacked a mechanism for posting back or for commenting in response to posts, but she created one when she saw the utility of such a function...
...most people, enrollment in these two schools would force them to choose between succeeding academically or musically. Campbell, however, manages to do both. “It’s interesting because the conservatory is an incredibly demanding environment, as is Harvard. To function in either one of these orbits is challenging enough. To function in both and not only thrive in both – that’s incredible,” says Jack Megan, director of the Office for the Arts at Harvard...