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...quality of service provided,” she said. “Customer service is our top priority.” In August 2005, a Fung Wah bus burst into flames in Connecticut. In September 2006, another rolled over in Auburn, Mass., injuring more than 30 passengers. Iain W. R. Kaplan ’08, who lives in the New York area, said he is inclined to take Vamoose over a bus line without guaranteed seating. “Greyhound gets so crowded on Friday afternoons and holidays,” he said...
...small-scale reenactment of move-in weekend, parents could be seen helping their offspring carry luggage, boxes, and other assorted items from a motley collection of rental cars just outside the Yard on Saturday afternoon. Another student used the weekend as an opportunity to escape campus. Cameron R. Anaya ’11, whose parents flew in from Washington, said that he and his family traveled to many different parts of Massachusetts. “My parents didn’t want to sit through all of the lectures here because of my baby sister,” Anaya said...
...This is what we need right now: a revolution,” said Tyler R. Goin ’09, who welcomed celebrants at the door...
...other hand, candidates with steadfast principles from which they are never willing to stray can be considered ideologues. Typified by Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas), this candidate places his or her abstract beliefs above any pragmatic concerns. In the case of Paul, he has such a profound distaste for the federal government and its role in our lives and in the lives of others around the world that he supports withdrawal from the United Nations and NATO, wants to eliminate the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Education, Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, the Interstate Commerce...
...congressman back home, Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), is a similar ideologue. He voted against emergency funding for the victims of Hurricane Katrina because of a tiny amount of pork in the bill, paying no mind to the fact that people would not receive much-needed money if the bill didn’t pass. He voted against the Voting Rights Act because it allows ballots to be printed in non-English languages, and was only one of four in the entire House of Representatives to vote against unemployment benefits...