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Letters To The Editor 30

The Daily Campus, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

1 day ago by

A Warning Against Files Sharing On Campus

In the wake of the Recording Industry Association of America's issuing of pre-settlement letters to UConn students, I feel it is appropriate to share my story of online piracy.

$100K Elevator Pitch Contest delivers a first-round knockout 24

Fifteen, MIT Sloan School of Business, Cambridge, MA

21 hours ago by BY JIMMY CHEN MBA '09 AND RYAN CARAG MBA '09

The 2nd Annual MIT $100K Elevator Pitch Contest, the first in the $100K-series of three annual contests, kicked-off MIT’s Entrepreneurship Contest season with a bang. On October 18th, over 150 participants and nearly 350 attendees turned Stata Center into a hive of energy around entrepreneurship as participants shared their ideas and began forming teams.

A toast to the Amethyst Initiative, responsibly 14

The Berkeley Beacon, Emerson College, Boston, MA

21 hours ago by Beacon staff

The Amethyst Initiative has shaken and stirred a serious national debate about the 21+ alcohol policy's effects on the lives of young people since the Vietnam era. We think that's a discussion worth having, but merely opening the taps is not enough.

Program offers free prom dresses to high schoolers 12

The Good 5 Cent Cigar, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, ri

5 hours ago by Laurel Lederman

04/18/06 - For North Kingstown High School students wishing to go to their prom or homecoming dance but can't afford a dress, they should look no further.

Please Recycle Old Memories, run by Erin West, an admissions counselor at the University of Rhode Island, is holding its third annual formalwear clothing drive.

2008 Dynamic Women in Business Conference 10

Harbus, Harvard University, Boston, MA

5 hours ago by Elizabeth Head (OD), Contributing Writer

On Saturday, January 26, 2008, the WSA brought together more than 900 women (and men!) to be a part of the Dynamic Women in Business Conference.

As in years past, the conference provided a unique forum for current and future women business leaders to exchange ideas about their professional and personal experiences.