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...business, more and more of the wealthy are availing themselves of sophisticated tools that can be used--often legally, sometimes not--to avoid taxes and potential claimants. In the U.S. alone, thanks to the vibrant economy and the long bull market in stocks, more than 2.5 million households now boast investable assets of more than $1 million, up from 2 million households in 1995. "This market is exploding," says Mark Stevens, president of personal financial services for the Northern Trust Co., based in Chicago. He notes that while the U.S. population is growing 1% a year, the ranks of millionaires...
...about what undergraduates thought, she would have started earlier and talked to more students. But this measly three-House compensation swing is indicative of everything at Harvard-Radcliffe, where undergraduate opinion is really valued only in response papers (if there even). With this tour, Wilson can now go and boast to alumni/ae that she has done her homework: she has talked to the students...
Maybe she learned from President Neil L. Rudenstine, who can boast that he talks directly to the students when he has just one office hour a month for all 6,500 of us. Doesn't anyone at this place care? There is one administrator who bothers to visit all 13 dining halls when he wants to know what students think: Harvard Dining Services Executive Chef Michael Miller. If Miller can put that much effort into getting our feedback on steak bombs and popcorn chicken, shouldn't Wilson be doing at least as much for the future of Radcliffe...
...Yale, we care about it for a more important reason. The Game provides Harvard students with the only opportunity all year for uninhibited self-love. A reprieve is granted from the self-consciously humble posture we must adopt during the rest of our lives. During Game weekend, we can boast, brag and gloat about our school without social condemnation. We can cheer for Harvard without coming off as arrogant or elitist. We can wear the crimson "H" on our sleeve, our hats or our shirts without feeling like a show-off or a tourist. Not only can we drop...
Both Princeton and Yale will severely test this defense. The Tigers boast one of the most dynamic offenses in the nation, led by its fearsome top unit, "The Orange Line." This line--seniors Jeff Halpern, Scott Bertoli, and Syl Apps who replaced recently graduated Casson Masters--has scored all but two of Princeton's goals this year and last season combined for over 120 points...