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...When Chip Robie arrived at Harvard from Choate, he brought a huge squash swing and very brisk drives. But he had little conception of what he was doing on the squash court except hitting hard...
...rules change that would bar all graduate and professional students from the low-interest loan program, while increasing starting fees and interest rates and tightening eligibility requirements for undergraduates. While some lobbyists and legislators considered the proposal so ridiculous as to be Reagan's "red herring," a bargaining chip in case outraged interest groups wanted to bargain, others viewed it as a threat touching on the troublesome question of just how much students can realistically be loaned in the first place...
...even bank accounts are back in favor. Many financial advisers suggest that their clients look at bonds. Says James Sinclair, a onetime gold bug: "The next big play out there is not gold, but Treasury bills and bonds." By buying an AAA-rated corporate bond issued by a blue-chip company like American Telephone & Telegraph or International Business Machines, an investor can count on making 14% on his money for ten years or more. If inflation stays at about 5%, that represents a good return. Some moneymen recommend buying U.S. Government bonds. Although they pay only 13%, the securities...
...finally put Carrier on the map." Currier athletic secretary Chip Forsiglieri said after the race. "We found out that preppies aren't so bad; they make pretty tough opponents...
...seeming shortage of some kinds of engineers may be caused by high-technology companies openly stockpiling the skilled workers so they will have them on hand when the economy turns up. Says John Swain, Phoenix manager of college recruiting for Intel, the computer-chip manufacturer: "The tendency is to hire rather than not to hire, even if you don't have an immediate need." This policy is straining engineering schools because the salaries are luring away students at the bachelor's degree level and discouraging them from going into teaching with higher-level degrees...