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Some House masters, however, have been reluctant to institute the new policy. Their concerns have focused largely on two areas: security and tutor sleeping habits. In terms of security, the new Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) shift from 6:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. should be able to deal effectively with the later hour. While it is true that security guards for the Houses will need to extend their shifts slightly, the University should be able to shoulder this added cost with relatively little effort...
According to Ron Ehrenberg, director of Cornell's Higher Education Research Institute and author of Tuition Rising: Why College Costs So Much, Princeton's move (a shift of $16 million a year in resources) is triggering similar deals at Harvard, Yale and M.I.T. Last week Dartmouth announced that grants for next year's freshmen will increase an average of $1,750 per student. Jim Bock, acting admissions dean at Swarthmore, says Princeton's move "raises the bar," adding, "We're always refining our policies...
...kids ate only fruits and veggies in the 1960s. But other popular snacks of that era were less processed, according to Popkin. "The biggest shift is away from milk and toward soft drinks," he says. Other particularly noteworthy changes include a jump in salty snacks and the advent of "high-energy" bars that deliver, along with their vitamins, a concentrated dose of calories...
There were downsides, of course. Perry's and Esther's friends and colleagues had trouble finding them. Hauling a week's worth of clothes to and fro was a pain. And Esther began to long for more privacy. So when the couple decided to shift from separation to divorce after 19 months, Esther bought a condominium. She and Perry continue to share custody, but now the children must commute between her condo and their old home, where Perry is living until he can find a smaller place. Elisheva finds the constant shuttle a nuisance. "I have two boxes with...
...parts of the body that seem to be stuck. These frequently include the bones of the skull, which Upledger says remain mobile throughout life--a point many medical doctors dispute. During a craniosacral session, the therapist may gently lift a person's head to allow a skull bone to shift and the normal flow of fluid to resume...