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...booming eighties, Harvard jumped on the bond bandwagon and began using debt to finance mainstream education and research projects. Some of the Yard and House renovations were paid for by the bond issues of the last decade, Teft said...
...Dallas Bandwagon...
Every sporting event and convention center in the country is jumping on the bandwagon. And lots of companies probably wouldn't mind attaching their names toa a major American institution, even if it did suck...
...growth seems anemic compared with the boom in overseas funds. On average, foreign mutuals have soared nearly 30% so far this year. A distinct scent of euphoria surrounds "emerging markets" in Asia and Latin America, as U.S. money cascades in and pushes them to new heights. As this speculative bandwagon gathers speed, more investors clamber aboard. Americans plowed a record $7 billion into overseas funds in 1992, plus $21.7 billion more in the first nine months of this year. It's hard to argue with double-digit gains, no matter where they...
More important to consider is how this marginal issue has pushed its way into the spotlight as yet another American crisis-of-the-month. Even local politicians are jumping on the bandwagon--yesterday night Fanueil Hall witnessed a "town meeting on TV violence and its impact on kids...