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...member read from the Bible, a representative of Harvard/Radcliffe Hillel read a passage in Hebrew and Professor of Comparative Religion Diana L. Eck offered prayers along with a secular exhortation to keep working for greater justice...
...Cubs. Jimmy, 12, was cool as he took the mike last week for the ninth inning of the final play-off game between the A's and the Red Sox. "And he walked him," said Jimmy as relief ace Dennis Eckersley delivered ball four to Spike Owen. But the Eck got out of the jam when he popped up Jody Reed, and suddenly Jimmy dropped all objectivity. "The game is over!" he shouted. "The A's have won the pennant! Dad, you owe me five bucks...
...first time this decade, U.S. consumption of silver has outstripped production, pushing prices from a $5-to-$6 range past $7 an oz. Meanwhile, mutual funds specializing in North American gold, such as Van Eck Gold/Resources and U.S. New Prospector, benefited from money fleeing South African investments. The extended bull market in stocks has also played a role, as investors have taken profits and sought safe alternatives...
...minority students' demands for a Third World Center, a perennial sore point in relations between the Harvard administration and students. The Foundation was created in response to this demand, and its original charter does speak of a "Junior Common Room space" for minority student organizations. Last year's Eck Report acknowledges the problem of space for minority groups, "urg(ing) the University to consider ways in which this concern might...
Currently, the Foundation awards grants to students and groups every semester, despite the Eck report's recommendation that the Foundation consider "development grants" which foster "long range planning." And both Bossert and Gomes say the Foundation has no intention of funding projects on an ongoing basis...