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...composed solely of classes that start after 1 p.m., their minds are on the nine-to-five schedule that they'll be following in a few short months. Accompanying that focus on the future is the College's annual Senior Gift. Amidst the promises of ritzy New York cocktail parties and bonuses for the House that gets the most donations, the true purpose of the Senior Gift is easily obscured. Giving back to Harvard, a place that we all have undoubtedly benefited from, is a worthy ideal. However, the Senior Gift's failure to allow targeted donations and its emphasis...
...terms of the College's long-term fundraising strategy, its focus on rewarding donors while claiming to help the College is misleading. True philanthropy, whether toward Harvard or any other non-profit organization, should stem from an honest desire to donate time, resources or money. Luring donors through cocktail parties obscures the philanthropic goals of the Senior Gift, making the act of giving more about prestige and yo-yos than altruism and education...
South Lebanon's explosive political-military cocktail is back on the front burner, with Israel, Syria and the Hezbollah militia all adding their own interests to the mix - and all standing close enough to get burned. Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak came under mounting pressure Monday to either blast Hezbollah or unilaterally withdraw from Lebanon - or both - following a weekend attack by the Iran-backed guerrillas that killed the fifth Israeli soldier in two weeks...
...This is a crucial first step on the road to the presidency. Al Gore has now stepped out of the shadow of the president and can be on his own in a tough fight," said Richard Licht '68 while sipping a celebratory cocktail...
...quick succession, she landed parts in Adventures in Babysitting, Cocktail, the last two Back to the Future films, Soapdish and the Marrying...