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...Dayton's five-semester option will save students on fees and living expenses, and enable them to hit the work world sooner than their peers in traditional programs. The school insists the new curriculum will be no less rigorous than the three-year program, but merely condensed and presented more quickly. Indeed, admissions criteria will be tougher for the expedited class to make sure applicants are up to the quickened pace. Some 80 fast learners are expected the first year. So if they can shave off a year from their studies, does that mean they'll pass along the cost...
...shelf isn't enough anymore," he says. Master closets now average about 6 ft. by 8 ft., a size more typical of an extra bedroom 40 years ago. In the low-mortgage-rate McMansions sprouting up throughout the country, every bedroom--not just the master--has the option of a walk-in closet. "The closet has typically been a forgotten space," says Michael Carson, founder of the National Closets Group, a trade organization. Now the closet is where the money is. The membership of Carson's group has seen total revenues swell from $15 million in 1999 to $100 million...
...custodians $20 per hour, nearly twice the market wage for their work, seems to be the beginning of a never-ending battle against reality. If we tamper with labor negotiations and cause an artificial increase in the wage, we can expect one of two scenarios to result. The first option, fewer jobs, is decidedly unpalatable, and thus it’s understandable that many students would rally against it. Unfortunately, the other option is an increase in our tuition, which is already enough of a financial burden to any family...
...Rather than file for bankruptcy in Boston, near the corporate offices, the company took its petition to Wilmington, Del., and a bankruptcy court that had developed a reputation for favoring corporate managers. There, Polaroid's management contended that the company was in terrible financial shape and that the only option was to sell rather than reorganize. The retirees claimed that Polaroid executives were undervaluing the business so the company could ignore its obligations to retirees and sell out to private investors...
...long-term discussions between students, the Undergraduate Council (UC), and executives of Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS), no concrete changes have been made to address these concerns, which have existed for decades. The 87 percent of students who said they would eat dinner after 7:15 p.m. given the option may be frustrated, but HUDS says that the students are asking the impossible...