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While Rankin says the office already fields phone calls and drop-ins from graduate students, its new purview will almost certainly be accompanied by an increase in responsibilities...
...Internet is a repository of democratically generated information that should be accessible to everyone, and determining access to that wealth should not lie within the purview of an ISP. This content must be equally available—not held hostage by a corporation...
...everyday homeowners. An independent CFPA would regulate financial “innovations” such as clever securitization schemes and subprime mortgages that harm lower-income Americans and pension funds while risking the stability of the economy as a whole. The Senate bill currently has a CFPA under the purview of the Federal Reserve Bank, however the creation of an independent agency would give it greater stature and thus the power and influence to adequately...
...December, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith—under whose purview GSAS falls—pledged to increase graduate student stipends by 3 percent...
Proponents of non-binding resolutions say they offer Congress a chance to express its opinion on issues outside its purview. But why should it? The most notable example in recent history was the late Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha’s resolution demanding an end to the Iraq War. It stimulated debate but ultimately failed to steer military strategy. Congress should propose binding measures for issues that fall within its powers and ignore issues that don?...