Word: earmark
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...only did Harvard win a victory with the passage of Travaglini’s legislation, but following on its heels was a proposal last week that would earmark $100 million for stem cell research in Massachusetts...
...with the Denver economy recovering, the police controversy doesn't seem to have dampened enthusiasm for the mayor, a colorful guy who rides around on an Aprilia scooter and once suggested that employers earmark a percentage of their payroll to buy local artwork. "If I make a mistake, I'll apologize," says Hickenlooper. So far, no apologies seem necessary. -- With reporting by Rita Healy/Denver...
...College is also taking action to speed the transferring of money intended for groups from University gift accounts, Kidd and McLoughlin said yesterday. Gift accounts allow alums to give money to Harvard and earmark it for a certain student group...
...students for student groups, social life and services. Boston University (BU), for example, has a mandatory $414 yearly fee with $128 devoted to student groups and $82 to campus events. So even though BU’s fee covers a broader range of services than ours, we still earmark less than a sixth of what they do for student groups and events...
First, the increase from $35 to $75 is only $28 in real terms—$12 would go to keeping our budget at its current level. Second, the council would be constitutionally mandated to earmark two-thirds of all funds for student group grants, meaning that roughly $19 out of the remaining $28 would be used to move us closer to meeting student groups’ actual needs. Finally, the last $9 would go to improving the quality of established events, such as more movie nights or better and cheaper concerts, and funding new initiatives, such as class-wide barbeques...