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...place. While the landscaping will have to wait for spring, bulldozers and other machines are erecting the foundations of what appears to be a perimeter park replete with fence and monument. Perhaps HPRE is keeping the project under wraps because it lacks a (released) name. The blueprints in the contractor's trailer simply read, "Harvard Racquet Facility." Yet the complex--which will include 16 international squash courts and six indoor tennis courts, as well as a weight facility and offices for the Athletic Department--has potentially name-worthy donors among wealthy alumni who have been reared for generations in these...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: A Game for the Leisure Class | 2/19/1998 | See Source »

...Malkani's technical training: she has degrees in mathematics, computer science and electrical engineering, and worked in telecommunications before founding her own company. Says Malkani: "It was so unusual to be a lady [with that] expertise." Novelty of course is not enough; ISN's credentials as a U.S. government contractor also intrigued foreign officials. But novelty can assist in opening some doors. --Reported by Julie Grace/Chicago

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THINKING BIG | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

...only option. The first try at the Midwest Center for Reproductive Health in Minneapolis ended in a miscarriage, and the second, using leftover embryos that had been frozen, didn't take at all. "We had some real downer weeks, particularly after the second attempt," says Rick, an excavation contractor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INFERTILITY: THE NEW REVOLUTION IN MAKING BABIES | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

...worker, whether a Harvard employee or an outside contractor, needs a student to open the door. If someone claims that he or she is a worker needing to gain entrance to a residence, tell him or her to speak to a supervisor about how to get in. Harry R. Lewis '68, Dean of Harvard College

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Simplifies Key Card Access | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

...Defense contractor" does not begin to describe Armstrong. Formerly with IBM, he is a shrewd marketing executive who will bring a hands-on style of management to a company that has begun to resemble a helpless giant. At Hughes, Armstrong spun off the automotive parts and defense businesses to bring the company to the cutting edge of the satellite and telecommunication industry. The market voted its quick approval of his latest move. After the story broke on CNBC last Friday, AT&T's stock rose 3.7%, to $45.19, while the rest of the market had a dismal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AT&T'S SECOND-CHANCE CEO | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

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