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Parsons is a consummate straddler of worlds and builder of consensus. Born in a working-class Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood, he rose to become a lawyer, a bank CEO and a moderate Rockefeller Republican. He describes himself as a "lunch-pail guy"--albeit one who owns a vineyard in Tuscany and who celebrated his promotion with a Cohiba Esplendido cigar and a $400 bottle of 1963 Taylor port...
Under President Pusey, Harvard grew by leaps and bounds. Pusey was a tremendous builder, planning much of the basic infrastructure of today’s University. The Science Center, Hilles Library, Leverett Towers, Mather House, the Holyoke Center and the Loeb Drama Center are among the many buildings constructed during his tenure. Pusey’s fundraising allowed Harvard to raise its operating budget from $39 million to $188 million. The University was able to double the number of endowed chairs during his term. Harvard’s endowment mushroomed from $304 million to more than $1 billion under...
...President Bush is certainly emphasizing the need for more active engagement by many of those who have professed support for his coalition. "A coalition-builder must do more than just express sympathy," he said Tuesday. "A coalition-builder must perform. All nations, if they want to fight terrorism, must do something. It's time for action." And just in case anybody missed the message, he added, "It's going to be important for nations to know they will be held accountable for inactivity. You're either with us or you're against us in the fight against terror...
indication and a confidence builder,” Mazzoleni said...
Indeed the game was a good confidence builder, as the Crimson (4-2, 1-0 Ivy) dominated every minute of each half. Within the first 20 minutes of play, Harvard jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals scored by sophomore midfielder Kevin Ara at 14:27 and freshman forward Jeremy Truntzer...