Aid fuels record applications
Driven by historic levels of financial aid, the number of applications to Harvard College remained high this year. Applications reached a record 35,022, the third consecutive year with numbers near 35,000. Last year 34,303 applied, and two years ago 34,950 did.“Financial aid continues to be a major factor in students’ decisions to apply to Harvard,” said William R. Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions and financial aid. “Students and their families have many questions about the affordability of college in challenging financial times. They are reassured when they learn how our financial aid program makes it possible for students from modest and middle-income families to come to Harvard.“Generations of alumni have established a partnership with present and future undergraduates,” said Fitzsimmons. “Students, as always, contribute to the cost of their own education through term-time and summer work — and have the option of loans as well. Alumni generosity enables the College to provide $172 million this year to meet the financial needs of our remarkable undergraduates.”“We are deeply grateful to President Drew Faust, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael Smith, and Dean of the College Evelynn Hammonds for their continued leadership in sustaining Harvard’s core value of access for the nation’s and the world’s most promising students,” he said.More than 60 percent of Harvard students receive need-based aid to attend, and on average their families pay only $11,500 annually. “Our financial aid program requires no contribution from the 20 percent of Harvard families with annual incomes below $65,000, and asks an average of no more than 10 percent of income from the majority of families receiving financial aid,” said Sarah C. Donahue, director of financial aid. “In addition, even families with incomes greater than $150,000 are eligible for aid, depending on their particular circumstances, such as having multiple children in college or unusual medical or other essential expenses.“It appears that there is greater economic diversity in the applicant pool this year,” said Donahue. “We see a 37 percent increase in the number of students requesting a fee waiver, an indication of more applicants from low- and modest-income backgrounds.”The demographics of this year’s and last year’s applicant pools are generally similar. “Minority students remain a significant segment of the applicant pool, the gender breakdown is still about 52 percent male, and geographical distribution is about the same, except for a slight decline in the number of applicants from Canada,” said Marlyn E. McGrath, director of admissions.“We note another increase in applications from those interested in mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering — and a 26 percent increase in prospective computer scientists,” said McGrath. “The pattern of increases in these four areas began with the establishment of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and it is clear that SEAS has raised the level of visibility of our superb and expanded offerings in these fields of study.”The admissions committee is now reviewing the applications of those deferred during early action, as well as those who applied for the Jan. 1 regular action program. Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decisions on March 28.Admitted students will be invited to Cambridge for Visitas, the visiting program for prospective freshmen, to be held this year from April 20-22. Students have until May 1 to notify Harvard of their decision to enroll.
In celebration of the arts at Notre Dame, the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center hosted its annual event, Art Attack @ DPAC, featuring live performances by a number of performing arts groups on campus including PEMCo, The Echoes, Halftime, Notre Dame Swing and Unchained Melodies, along with information tables regarding jobs involving the arts, auditions and upcoming shows. Art Attack @ DPAC is a chance for the performing, visual and literary arts at Notre Dame to be recognized and to recruit new members who have an interest in the arts. Emma Farnan | The Observer A student visits a booth at Art Attack @ DPAC.Senior Lydia Costello, executive producer of Not So Royal Shakespeare Company, said she joined the club her freshman year and subsequently found an amazing community and lifelong friends.“I think the strong community aspect is really the case with a lot of the performing arts clubs on campus, and I think that’s why we have such a thriving arts community as a whole on Notre Dame’s campus,” Costello said.Senior and artistic director of the Pasquerilla East Musical Company Shane Dolan said the arts at Notre Dame was a supportive community.“We encourage people to get involved and audition even if they are scared because the community will help support them,” Dolan said. “And if people aren’t interested in performing we also have a community for backstage work, directing, stage managing, helping with costuming and more.”Freshman Zoe Case, who attended the event to learn more about the arts at Notre Dame, said the event encouraged her to audition for a few of the performing arts clubs.“I was involved in a lot of visual arts clubs in high school, but not any performing arts clubs,” Case said. “After coming to [Art Attack], though, I feel comfortable joining a couple of the clubs here because the community seems so great.”The event also provided students with information regarding the visual arts. Sophomore Meg Burns and junior Rachel Mills, representatives from the student programming committee at the Snite Museum of Art, promoted the museum’s various events for students on campus that are based on the works of art at the museum.Mills said the Snite is a great resource on campus for students to enjoy.“People walk by the museum all the time, but not that many people come in, so we are reimagining what the space of the art museum can be through collaborations with all different student groups,” Mills said. “In the same way, letting people know in the beginning of the year how the arts can really connect to anything they are interested in through the variety of student groups we have [at the Art Attack], is important.” Senior and executive producer of Student Players Tyrel London said Student Players lets students “put on theater with a purpose.” “We look to plays that try to challenge structural inequality and systems of violence in a way that isn’t too didactic so people can digest that information better,” London said. “And that’s the reason why people should be involved in art. Art is the lens through which we can help make meaning in the world, and we live in a world where we could use some good meaning right now.”Editor‘s note: a previous version of this story incorrectly stated the name of a student organization at the Art Attack @ DPAC. The name of the organization is the Not So Royal Shakespeare Company.Tags: art attack, debartolo performing arts center
By Iris Amador/Diálogo December 12, 2017 On November 4th, 2017, Honduras received its first Logistics Support and Cabotage Vessel (BAL-C, per its Spanish acronym), in Puerto Cortés, on the north coast of the country. The ship, christened Gracias a Dios, is the Honduran Naval Force’s (FNH, per its Spanish acronym) most modern vessel for humanitarian assistance missions, to strengthen operations in the fight against transnational crime, and to defend the nation’s sovereignty. “The Gracias a Dios will serve to boost our maritime shield in the Atlantic,” Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández said at the welcoming ceremony. “[We will] have a force to reduce to the bare minimum all the pressure from narcotrafficking.” Honduras commissioned the construction of the vessel to Colombia’s Science and Technology Corporation for Naval, Maritime, and Riverine Industry Development in 2016. On October 27th, 2017, the BAL-C Gracias a Dios departed from Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, bound for its new home. The Honduran crew traveled to Colombia on September 15th, to train and bring the ship home. Colombian Minister of Defense Luis Carlos Villegas emphasized the solid bonds of cooperation between both nations. “This is an act of brotherhood, of closeness, of commitment. It is evidence of Colombia’s willingness to help this nation regain full security.” Greater impact “The vessel increases the Honduran Armed Forces’ capacity, the efficiency with which they carry out their work, and the beneficial impact our naval force has on people,” Rear Admiral Jesús Humberto Benítez, FNH commander told Diálogo. “With Gracias a Dios, we will be able to serve communities in remote, hard-to-reach parts of the country, so they feel Honduras’s support, and know they’re not alone.” One of the strengths of BAL-C Gracias a Dios is its capacity to move in shallow waters without having to dock, allowing it to reach beaches and other coastal communities directly. This increases the efficiency of the Honduran Armed Forces’ humanitarian assistance missions. “This vessel helps us ferry food, medicine, fuel, supplies, medical equipment, and all kinds of aid,” Rear Adm. Benítez said. “Resources would get lost being passed from boat to boat. That will no longer be the case. This acquisition represents a strengthening, a great moment of growth for the Naval Force, the Honduran state, and the communities we serve.” The ship can transport 210 tons of cargo, 11,000 gallons of gasoline, and 5,000 gallons of aircraft fuel to supply naval stations in the Caribbean region of Honduras. Once the official ceremony was over, the crew of the Gracias a Dios prepared for its first mission: to bring supplies, school materials, medicine, and a medical team to implement a medical brigade in Puerto Lempira, in eastern Honduras. Timely aid “At the stroke of midnight, we were heading off to La Mosquitia,” FNH Lieutenant Israel Onil Sánchez, captain of Gracias a Dios, told Diálogo. They brought 150 tons of fuel, three trucks to serve as mobile clinics, water filters, environmentally friendly stoves, clothing, shoes, baby items, school supplies, food, and other goods through the sandbar at Caratasca to an area they couldn’t reach before. “What greater reward than to start a mission like this.” Two days later, the 15 crewmembers, along with the Standing Committee on National Contingencies, a humanitarian aid organization of the Honduran government, docked at Puerto Lempira, the capital of the department of Gracias a Dios for which the BAL-C Gracias a Dios was named. “The objective was to immediately put the vessel on a mission,” Rear Adm. Benítez explained. By mission’s end, 5,000 Hondurans had received care. “People would come to see if we could still help them,” Lt. Sánchez said. A woman who had not arrived in time, due to the distance she had to travel, approached them. Seeing her in anguish as she gave her two-year-old daughter a little bag of sugar to suck on, the crew was moved. “We gave her things of our own and some of the left-over supplies,” he concluded.
/ Read More Visit Advertiser website GO TO PAGE Comment Read More Metro Sport ReporterSaturday 8 Feb 2020 3:29 pmShare this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messengerShare this with Share this article via emailShare this article via flipboardCopy link2.4kShares Read More Video Settings Unai Emery failed to get the best out of Shkodran Mustafi at Arsenal (Getty Images)Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi has appeared to take a dig at ex-Gunners boss Unai Emery’s communication skills on social media.In a post on Twitter, Mustafi shared a photo of himself sat next to current manager Mikel Arteta with the caption, ‘communication is the key to improvement’.Several stories emerged during Emery’s tenure that various players struggled to understand his instructions.Some of the squad were also reported to have openly mocked the former Sevilla man’s grasp of English, in particular his use of the phrase ‘good evening’.ADVERTISEMENT Manchester United captain Harry Maguire Top articles Skip Ad Read More About Connatix V67539 1/1
by Metro Rio Ferdinand tells Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to drop struggling Full Screen Mustafi suffered a torrid spell of form under Emery and was even voted the world’s second worst defender in a poll by Spanish publication Marca.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe 27-year-old has started in each of the Gunners’ last three Premier League matches. He is one of a few Arsenal players who have seemingly turned their futures around under new boss Mikel Arteta.The former Manchester City coach also convinced midfielder Granit Xhaka to stay in north London, despite his on-pitch bust-up with the fans against Crystal Palace earlier in the season.More: Arsenal FCArsenal flop Denis Suarez delivers verdict on Thomas Partey and Lucas Torreira movesThomas Partey debut? Ian Wright picks his Arsenal starting XI vs Manchester CityArsene Wenger explains why Mikel Arteta is ‘lucky’ to be managing ArsenalA number of players have admitted that things weren’t quite right with Emery in charge. Goalkeeper Bernd Leno went as far to say the squad was a ‘mess’ and the three-time Europa League winning manager’s instructions were ‘confusing’.Since taking over the helm at the Emirates, Arsenal have had mixed fortunes on the pitch, with just one league win in seven.Arteta’s squad faces the prospect of a major overhaul in the summer transfer window, with several reports that star trio Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could all be shipped out.MORE: Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn sends warning to Mikel Arteta over Adam Lallana transferMORE: Arsenal join Leicester and Newcastle in hunt for Brentford winger Said Benrahma SPONSORED PLAY Read More Skip Coming Next 1 min. story Shkodran Mustafi takes aim at former Arsenal manager Unai Emery Advertisement Advertisement
The UK Pensions Regulator (TPR) has followed an £8.5m (€11.9m) settlement for the Carrington Wire Defined Benefit Pension Scheme with a contribution notice (CN) to an individual involved in the sale of the sponsor.Russian outfit Severstal purchased Yorkshire-based Carrington Wire in 2006, but after informing the trustees it would wind down the business in 2010 while honouring the guarantee to the scheme, it sold the business for £1 to a shell company owned by Richard Williams only informing the trustees and TPR after.Severstal and another Russian firm reached a settlement for their involvement in the scheme earlier this year.As a result, a further CN worth £382,136 has now been made against Richard Williams. The guarantee provided to the scheme from Severstal was no longer valid after Williams bought the company, leading to the regulator launching legal proceedings against Williams after he inherited £400,000 of working capital in the business.Executive director for defined benefit regulation, Steven Soper, said the latest case demonstrated the regulator’s stance on pursuing targets.TPR said the latest CN, alongside its £8.5m settlement, will still not be sufficient to avoid the scheme entering the PPF and it will continue its entry assessment.Elsewhere, the EC De Witt & Company Pension Scheme has completed a £17m transation with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), shifting the schemes liabilities to the insurer in a buyout.The deal was arranged after the scheme’s sponsoring employer, E.C. DeWitt & Company, a Liverpool-based pharmaceutical company, stopped trading in 2011 after it was sold to a private equity firm.The scheme’s sole trustee, Steve Southern, said the transaction was completed within the time frame thanks to PIC’s flexibility and adviser support.Southern was advised by Mercer and Mitchell Consulting Actuaries.Finally, RMPI Railpen, the asset manager for the Railways Pension Scheme, has selected BNP Paribas Dealing Services to manage its dealing activity.The £21bn asset manager runs investments in-house and needed a dealing agent to execute transactions on behalf of the scheme.BNP Paribas will now provide the manager with access to capital markets, executing deals and sourcing liquidity across the different asset classes.Rchit Sharma, senior investment manager at RPMI Railpen, said French bank’s platform will help the scheme’s investment process in the long-run and it would benefit from the firm’s track record and wide transaction client base.
East Central Junior Varsity traveled to Franklin County for the match Tuesday evening. The Lady Trojans came out on top 25-17 and 25-17.The team played consistent in both games with good serving and attacks at the net. We did have to adjust the defense to the short balls that fell over the block. Still working on communication from every player on the court but over all they play well.Servers: Becca Eckstein 10/10, Therese Gregg 8/9 with 1 ace, Breanne Fox 8/8 2 aces. Attacks: Breanne Fox 16/20 7 kills, Sarah Hornbach 14/14 5 kills, Therese Gregg 11/13 4 kills. Assists Becca Eckstein with 14.Courtesy of Trojans Coach Bernice Rosemeyer.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – TomCat Performance takes a different approach to IMCA awards in 2015, its fifth season as a marketing partner with the sanctioning body.Feature winners at 80 designated specials, encompassing all divisions, and Modified heat winners at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s all receive quick disconnect throttle rod assemblies. The wholesale division and inhouse brand of Mooresville, N.C.-based Carolina Racing Supply, TomCat had previously given gift certificates applicable toward the purchase of transmissions by Modified and Late Model drivers. More information is available by calling Carolina Racing Supply at 704 662-8299, on Facebook and at the www.carolinaracingsupply.com website.“Adding value to winning special events across the nation is always a goal of ours and this program by TomCat Performance certainly accomplishes that,” IMCA Marketing Director Kevin Yoder said. “We will be able to physically present those assemblies at Super Nationals to all the heat winners and that always increases the impact.”
Duntle won at Royal Ascot for the second successive year when coming out on top in a tight finish to the Duke of Cambridge Stakes. The 100-30 favourite gamely stuck her neck out, though, and beat 25-1 chance Ladys First, a third runner-up for Richard Fahey at the meeting, by half a length. Dank was third. Lordan said: “I travelled really well and might have got there a little soon. She didn’t kill herself in front, but she picked up when something joined me. She improved an awful lot as a three-year-old and she’s still going the right way. This is where everyone needs winners and it’s a great help.” Wachman said: “Wayne gave her a very good ride, he didn’t want to get there too soon. He was hanging on and hanging on but he still ended up getting there two out. She doesn’t win by far but she does enough. “The Matron Stakes is in the past, it’s history, now we’ll try to win another Group One. She has loads of options, there’s a good programme for the fillies. “The Falmouth (at Newmarket, July 12 ) is maybe where we are heading now, there’s also a race in France (Jacques le Marois) which our owners sponsor and that is also on the agenda.” Fahey said of the gallant runner-up: “She got very buzzy at Epsom and Paul (Hanagan) blamed himself at York last time. She’s tough and very, very consistent but I’m starting to feel a bit sorry for her now. She might go to America for the Beverly D Stakes, as that would suit her.” Sir Michael Stoute said of Dank: “She never lets us down and is so consistent. She’s in a Group Two over nine furlongs at the Curragh (Kilboy Estate Stakes), but we’ll wait and see.” Having landed the Sandringham Handicap 12 months ago, David Wachman’s filly returned for this Group Two event having been disqualified from first place in the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown last season. She travelled well throughout in the hands of Wayne Lordan but found it reasonably hard work to shake off the attentions of the pace-setting Ladys First, with Dank and Beatrice Aurore also closing in. 
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Tim Sherwood is ready to upset the odds at Manchester United as he plots Aston Villa’s survival bid. “Only time will decide whether he was right to do that depending on where Man Utd and Tottenham finish.” But Sherwood insisted he would never speak to a club if another manager was still in the job. He said: “It’s not protocol, it’s just not what is done. It’s not up to the manager, it’s the club. Tottenham denied they did make any contact but managers were coming out in public and saying otherwise. At the time someone was telling porkies.” Sherwood is without ineligible United loanee Tom Cleverley and has doubts over Kieran Richardson and Aly Cissokho but skipper Ron Vlaar is set to return from a calf injury for the first time since February. Sherwood’s Tottenham won 2-1 at Old Trafford last season and he is looking to repeat the trick as Villa try to climb away from the bottom three. “I don’t think there’s anything to be scared of,” he said. “That’s no disrespect to Man Utd, what I mean is that it’s just a game of football which any team can win on any given day. “I don’t think anything has happened this season that he hasn’t seen before. “I still think it’s an unbelievably tough place to go and play, it was hard. I took a Tottenham team that won last year, quite comfortably. Whether that can be emulated again I hope so.” Villa are just three points above the Barclays Premier League relegation zone, while United have won their last four to sit fourth, but Sherwood believes his side would be worth backing. He said: “My family were bookmakers, my uncle and dad. I did work experience in the office writing on the board, writing the odds up. That was when people used to have a proper bet, on Tottenham Court Road. “It very much like the football season, the ups and downs. If you’re a bookmaker you win one day and you lose the next and at the end of the season you have the same money in your pocket as what you started with. “If the season finished tomorrow, we’re safe aren’t we? That would do. “I think they are beatable, they have only lost two games at home all season, they have a terrific record at Old Trafford, but every team can beat anyone. It would be an upset, we believe we are capable of upsetting them.” United boss Louis van Gaal was rumoured to be on Tottenham’s wishlist to replace Sherwood at White Hart Lane last season before he moved to Old Trafford. The Dutchman admitted he was close to joining Spurs and Sherwood believes the jury remains out on his decision. He said: “They certainly earmarked him as a manger that Tottenham wanted. He kept his options open. Sherwood takes Villa to Old Trafford on Saturday and reckons they can shock the favourites. The boss’ father and uncle were bookmakers and Sherwood spent time working in the family’s office in London as a kid. Press Association
A significant weather advisory has been issued for parts of Palm Beach County until 3:30 pm.At 2:40 pm, meteorologists with National Weather Service were tracking strong thunderstorms moving northeast at 35 mph along a line extending from Palm Beach Gardens to Atlantis. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and funnel clouds possible with these storms.Affected areas are as follows:West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Wellington, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Lake Worth, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach, Tequesta, Juno Beach, Ocean Ridge, Greenacres, Royal Palm Beach, Palm Springs, North Palm Beach, Lantana, Lake Park, Atlantis, Haverhill, and Cloud Lake.