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...either event, there are other good reasons for accepting the stock. First and foremost, McKinney's ulterior motives notwithstanding, the offer was made in good faith by a loyal alumnus. Secondly, it would not have cost Harvard a dime. Lastly, by McKinney's admittedly wishful projection, the stock would have net Harvard half-a-million dollars annually by 1990. Whatever the exact figures, if Cannabis gets off the ground, it is bound to be a strong competitor in a $50 million market...
...illustrate my point I refer specifically to the above-mentioned article on the Harvard-linked Pakistan medical school at the Aga Khan University. The founder of the Aga Khan University, Prince Karim Aga Khan, as the article correctly points out is a Harvard alumnus. The article is also correct in identifying the Aga Khan as a spiritual leader. However, he is not the spiritual leader of 14 million Pakistanis; rather he is the spiritual leader (Iman) of a Muslim minority group known as the Nizari Ismailis who live in various countries. In addition to Pakistan, these countries include India, Iran...
...really pleased to note that The Crimson no longer misspells the word "Khan" which has in the past frequently appeared as "Kahn" Now, please remember, while "Khan" does occur as a last name among peoples of the West and South Asia, in the case of this generous Harvard alumnus and benefactor, it is the second word in a title! Ali S. Asani Assistant Professor of Indo-Muslim Culture
...words of one Harvard alumnus who asked to remain anonymous, the Golden proposal relied on local educational institutions to preserve silviculture at Black Rock and he called such an "unsure financial and philosophical grounding" for the forest "totally unacceptable...
Kopit, a Signet Society alumnus himself, is currently writing a novel, a musical version of "The Phantom of The Opera," and the pilot show for a possible NBC miniseries about veterinary hospitals. The TV series would "look like Mass General, except the open heart surgery is done on gorillas," he said...