But I would much prefer students going to college to learn and be prepared for the rigors of the new economic order, rather than dumping fees on them to subsidize football programs that, far from enhancing the academic mission instead make a mockery of it.

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Other, better behaved (and female) students prefer to stay on campus, sleeping in classrooms to save money, and to be sure of getting a desk when lectures start in the morning.

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As the quality of Asian universities improves, many Asian students will prefer to stay at home.

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Tech-savvy students may prefer to backup their data with a cloud storage option.

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S. 244 is a zoned neighborhood school, so students who prefer meat-based meals would not be able to transfer out, nor would vegetarian children at other schools be able to transfer in.

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Studies have shown that more than half of students do still prefer physical textbooks to e-books.

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We need to give students and parents incentives to prefer a lower-cost, more efficient system (the for-profits are making big inroads here).

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Many teachers prefer to personalize instruction and spend one-on-one time with students.

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