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Amongst his colleagues, Ellison's name is virtually synonymous with graduate student aid reform. He lent his name to a report released in 1998 by a committee he headed. In the report, the committee advocated covering tuition for four or five years for needy students, compared to two years, the previous standard. This meant each department can give aid to the same group of students throughout their careers at GSAS...
Rodriguez lent me the thing, which is roughly the size of a paperback novel. It has a short, ugly black antenna that screws on. For power, you can plug it into the wall or use a battery pack. It's simple to operate: you flip a switch, and the appliance does its thing, obliterating cellular transmissions in an area comparable to a medium-size movie theater. That's in cities; out in the country, where the distance between cells is greater, the device can take out one whole floor of a building...
...CHARLES RUFF on the telephone. I called him because an independent counsel was pursuing my dearest friend. He freely lent his counsel for months. He didn't know my friend or me; he helped because I asked. That was Chuck--stranger or friend, if you needed help, he offered all he had. When the President needed a new counsel, he knew Chuck's reputation as a brilliant lawyer who was committed to serving his community. That he quietly helped someone he didn't know, however, told the President everything he needed to know about Chuck's soul...
...recent news that we are employees and are protected by labor laws has lent a lot of confidence to students," Ruquist said...
Although disappointed, few Names were stunned by the result. Some saw the decision as a typical example of the Establishment protecting itself. Others, including Sir William Jaffray, who lent his name to the trial, will seek to battle on. They are emboldened by the recent entry into force of the European Convention on Human Rights, which they claim allows Lloyd's to be sued for negligence in lieu of fraud. "It's a severe setback for the Names," Jaffray said after the trial, "but it in no way exonerates Lloyd's. Nobody reading the judgment will be able to trust...