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...Indeed, we are today facing an ownership crisis in broadcast television. People of color make up 33 percent of our population but own just three percent of all broadcast TV stations—and research shows that the number of owners is plummeting at alarming levels. Despite repeated requests from more than 20 civil rights organizations, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has placed the future of media diversity in greater jeopardy by asking programmers of color to take a back seat to his favored special interests...
...Speak Out: Mental Health at Harvard” was a success, it was not because of the awareness it created. As an editorial in The Crimson pointed out, students tend to be aware of their own mental states. In 2006, 56 percent of Harvard students reported needing mental help but not seeking it. Awareness is not the issue. Action is. Increasing student knowledge about mental health is only a useful measure because there is a support structure already in place that they can be aware about. Taken in itself, a mental health week of “Rock Concerts...
...Chrysler LLC plans to lay off 12,000 workers this year after cutting 13,000 jobs last year. Americans are wary of unions for good reason. After shooing workers into Big Labor’s arms, Obama will shame businesses with the Patriot Employer Act. It offers a one percent tax credit to companies, but under a heap of conditions, including a pension plan that matches five percent of worker contributions for every employee and payment of 60 percent of each worker’s healthcare premiums. Worst of all, businesses’ foreign divisions will have...
...revenue stream, that is, to keep up prices,” Stock wrote in an e-mailed statement.He said that while he requires his own book for his class, he encourages students to buy older editions and international copies, and said one student bought a Korean copy for 15 percent of the domestic list price.“Some new editions really do make substantial intellectual improvements, but I would suggest that is the exception not the rule,” Stock said.In certain fields, professors said, constant updating is necessary.“The field of genetics is changing...
...experiment reduced the amount of waste per meal, the House abandoned the program last week. Quincy’s month-long trayless initiative yielded an average of 1.40 ounces of waste per tray compared to the 1.87 ounces in the four weeks prior—a 22 percent decrease, according to Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) spokewoman Crista Martin. Quincy had trayless Thursdays during its community-only dinners throughout the month of February. While the trayless campaign in Quincy decreased the amount of leftover food, it remains unclear whether other Houses will adopt similar experiments. Martin said that HUDS will...