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...effort that resulted in three additions to the undergraduate residential structure: Quincy House in 1959, Leverett Towers in 1960, and Mather House in 1970. To solve the problem of over-crowding, a central initiative of his administration, Pusey called for an active fundraising drive by the alumni to address the growing needs of the College. Pusey’s capital campaign to raise $82.5 million, the equivalent of $287.5 million today, marked the most extensive fundraising campaign to be undertaken by Harvard—or by any other educational institution—at the time. Quincy’s construction...
...headlines regularly tell of hackers ransacking computer networks for Social Security numbers, banking information and other data that could be used for potential identity theft. One recent example: officials at the University of California, Berkeley, said in May that hackers stole the Social Security numbers of 97,000 students, alumni and others during a six-month breach of the school's computer system. Other computer vandals have caused physical harm. A forum run by the Epilepsy Foundation had to be shut down last year after online intruders, in perhaps the nastiest prank yet, led visitors to sites featuring bright, flashing...
...Harvard wasn’t able to accomplish all of its goals for the season, the Crimson men made great strides in improving a program with a less-than-stellar record. The senior class leaves behind a team that can draw on support from each other and from its alumni...
...really excited, now that I am an [alumnus], that the alumni are invigorated about the program,” Smith said. “I hope that continues...
...According to House administrators, plans exist to scale back this position into a 10-month job or to consolidate the office so that one assistant provides support to multiple Houses. This assistant provides counseling and advising services, sends letters of recommendations to graduate programs for students, and maintains House alumni files. A scaling back of these services would certainly have a large impact on students and their Housing experience...