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Members of the transitional classes-those who came to Harvard before or during the war and completed their degrees after the peace-often cite one fact to explain the change they saw. Before, in the old Harvard, one sat down to dinner, printed menu in hand, and waited for the attentions of a water a waiter. After, in the new College, lines formed in front of steam tables, where dinner was dished out service-style. "Fish or cut bait," a dean told Anton Myrer '47 upon his return. "We've got no time for that prewar folderol 'Fish...
...three funds together took in $178.2 billion in 1981, or $3.1 billion more than they paid out during the period. Defenders of Social Security benefits sometimes cite this surplus as proof that there is no crisis. But Social Security's trustees* have warned that the disability and Medicare fund reserves are too low to guarantee the timely payment of benefits beyond "sometime during 1984," unless the system is reformed. And if the economy grows vigorously from now through the rest of the 1980s-a fiscal event very few economists are predicting-the funds will barely squeeze by, with...
...presenting his case. Bok sets up one straw man after another to fortify an already intuitively appealing line of thought. To his credit, he has clearly wrestled with some of the most fundamental questions concerning the proper role of a national government, and he takes little for granted. To cite a consistent theme as an example. Bok acknowledges that we cannot gauge the effects of higher education on the public interest in hard figures. "How," he asks, "do students actually change and grow through their undergraduate experience? How much does college--or graduate school, for that matter--truly help people...
...firm has 285 lawyers," says he. "We will put all the resources on this case that it needs. And before I finish, I know I'll heavily involve some of my classmates and colleagues at Harvard Law School." There seem to be plenty of precedents for them to cite. Five federal cases have involved tax privileges for schools that discriminate. The schools have lost every time. Perhaps with Coleman's help, the Supreme Court can finally lay the matter to rest...
decades, eight Florida papers have won Pulitzer Prizes, more than in any other state. When asked to rank the state's best newspapers, Florida journalists usually cite, in order...