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...when Uncle Sam began guaranteeing loans to needy students and paying the interest while the borrowers were in college. Because the private sector was still leery of loaning money to kids with no credit history or collateral, the government sweetened the deal by promising lenders a specified interest rate regardless of what student borrowers pay. Add low default rates (due in part to such dire consequences as garnisheed wages and torpedoed credit ratings) as well as soaring tuitions, and--voilŕ!--lenders are fighting one another to dole out $17 billion in supplemental loans that aren't backed by the government...
Quinlan was soon prompted to revisit her decision, when five months later the SJC allowed, in the case Commonwealth v. Adjutant, the admission of a victim’s violent history regardless of whether or not that history was known to the defendant...
...prospective students, not just to those of the relevant ethnic background, emphasizing the University’s commitment to welcoming all students with enthusiasm.In an ideal world, the University would be able to act upon that commitment, providing a personal phone call to each and every student, regardless of his or her ethnic background. But recognizing the finite nature of its resources, the University is appropriately focusing its effort on low-yield demographic groups for whom outreach efforts may assuage specific cultural concerns about their future Harvard experiences. Ultimately, the Harvard experience is profoundly shaped by the diversity and personality...
...think we’ll see a more challenging race,” Baker said. “Regardless of their ranking, I think everyone on our squad realizes that Brown is going to be one of our tougher opponents this year...
...constantly criticized for its high student-faculty ratio and lack of University attention to undergrads, housing 20 “lowly” undergrads mere feet away from University’s top administrators—namely the president and the provost—carries a deep symbolic value. Regardless of the fact that President-elect Drew G. Faust and freshman Jane Doe would use different doors to enter and exit their office and abode, the tradition of bringing the two power poles of Harvard into close proximity harkens back to Harvard’s roots as a Puritan college...