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Ongoing Contract Negotiations To Bring In Mediator
The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical workers released an open letter last week explaining the union’s position on the most contentious topics in its ongoing contract negotiations with the University.
Harvard and the Charters
In their efforts to offer top-knotch public education in Cambridge, CCSC, Prospect Hill Academy, and Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School have tapped into Harvard’s resources during their fledgling years.
In Rows and Lines
The other day, my boyfriend’s mom gave him an ant farm. I hadn’t seen one since I was young. It was one of those twin-windowed plastic set-ups. Between two clear plastic panels just smaller than pieces of printer paper, 25 mail-order ants are placed beneath sand and soil and kept from escaping by talcum powder—or in more elaborate arrangements, by a moat. In there the ants dig tunnels, build roadways, construct a viable city that is less than an inch wide.
Sister Act
They say that siblings exhibit stereotypical attributes determined by birth order. The older one likes to be in control, craves approval, and is a perfectionist to a fault. The younger is more of a free spirit, creative, and always looking to have a good time.
Calling In Tech Support
I shield my eyes from the glaring sun streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows in Quincy dining hall.
California, You Unbroke My Heart
I was looking for a beginning. I know I was born in New York Hospital on Dec. 22, 1989, but obviously I don’t remember this or any of the things that happened before it.
