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Many residents who have spent all their lives in blighted urban areas have expressed resentment at ICIC initiatives, which they say descend from Harvard with a golden...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Porter's Initiative Brings Enterprise Into Inner City | 3/19/1997 | See Source »

This spring, more than 40 investment banking firms will descend upon Harvard, looking for superstars who will increase already astronomical profits...

Author: By Jal D. Mehta, | Title: Will Employers Pop the Resume Balloon? | 11/19/1996 | See Source »

Coincidence? We here at Dartboard are doubtful. Only time will tell. But if, upon the opening of the new building several years in the future, great swarms of locusts and frogs descend upon Cambridge, don't say we didn't warn...

Author: By David H. Goldbrenner, | Title: HAIL GATES, DARK LORD | 11/2/1996 | See Source »

...both sides, however, if the fate of the House still hangs in the balance. The Federal Election Commission has indicated that big donors who gave the maximum before the court ruling can start all over again for the runoffs. And every sort of special interest can be expected to descend on Dallas and Houston, airlifting in bales of contributions. "The amount of money that's going to be dumped into that state after the election will be awesome," says Elizabeth Wilner, who follows House races for the Cook Political Report. No doubt the next President will consider taking up temporary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WILL TEXAS PULL A HOLDUP? | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

Police said they are expecting a large contingent of college and high school students to descend upon the Square, and said the security precautions are intended to keep order on campus...

Author: By Charles G. Kels, | Title: College Enforces Tighter Security During Regatta | 10/19/1996 | See Source »

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