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University fundraisers are rumored to be trying to amass 50 percent of the total goal by the time the campaign kicks off with a gala celebration on May 13 in Harvard Stadium. Green would neither confirm nor deny that there was a 50 percent target, but the provost said the campaign will start "slightly ahead of target...

Author: By Sarah E. Scrogin, | Title: Campaign May Total Over $1B By Kickoff | 2/25/1994 | See Source »

Nobody has yet found a way to make money from MUDs, but commercial exploitation may not be far behind. Howard Rheingold, author of a new book on virtual communities, points out that many MUDs already have elaborate systems for tracking the points that players amass by finding treasures or killing enemies. Those systems could just as easily be used to amass dollars, says Rheingold. "As soon as somebody figures out a way to play for real money, you're going to see some real action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In The Jungle of MUD | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

This theory basically says that unless the U.S. and its allies can amass a force that can completely--and quickly--annihilate the enemy, then no force should be used. In other words, U.S. military policy seems to be boxed in by only two options for every crisis: over-whelming force or none...

Author: By David L. Bosco, | Title: Misreading History, Again | 9/22/1992 | See Source »

...took about six hours for dining services workers to amass items from Harvard's food suppliers. The Sedov set sail for England stocked with hundreds of pounds of chicken legs, peeled tomatoes, ketchup and cabbage...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: Of Drums, Bells, Bills, Waves, Whales, Doughnuts and Donations | 9/18/1992 | See Source »

...took about six hours for dining services workers to amass items from Harvard's food suppliers. The Sedov set sail for England stocked with hundreds of pounds of chicken legs, peeled tomatoes, ketchup and cabbage...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: Of Drums, Bells, Bills, Waves, Whales, Doughnuts and Donations | 9/16/1992 | See Source »

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