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...what of John D. Harvardgraduate, the middle-income suburbanite who can't afford to donate an indoor tennis court? Gordon believes the Campaign must reach those alumni as well. The $35 gifts add up, he says, noting, "Who knows? Someone giving $100, S50, etc. may be in the big time in 40 years." And he is confident that Harvard can win over the hearts--and wallets--of its alumni. As for those who don't share his lifelong adoration of Veritas, well, he believes that the appeal will reach them, too, largely because the solicitation techniques radiate sophistication and reflect...
...lots of coffee, scribble notes on nearly every incoming freshman. First they divide the rooming applications into two piles--smokers and non-smokers--which is often the only rooming preference students have. They then divide the piles again according to the room size each student requested (single, double, triple, etc.). The reading process take about three and a half weeks...
...etc. Party. Try not to think about classes, which start in a few days...
...mile course along the river. I wanted to try, carrying my small American flag on a stick, like a baton, so that during the slightest lull in conversations in years to come, I could say, "Ahem, during the Moscow Olympics in '80, I want you to know that ... etc., etc." I did some jogging to prepare, getting up to run when the sun came through the lace curtains of my room in the Hotel Ukraine. Summer sunrise is very early in these latitudes, 3:30 a.m. or so, which is a fine and relaxed time to feel a city...
...police finallyarrive, you probably know nothing of it, because you are raped, kidnapped, dead or beaten badly. Sounds frightening, doesn't it?" It certainly does, but Carpenter has the solution--guns. Because "in many cases the man of the house must be away from home due to work etc," women need firearms. Big firearms, because smaller ones "lack the stopping power to bring down an advancing felon." Carpenter admits his advice may be legally questionable. "Some states have ridiculous laws, such as one can shoot in self-defense only if the intruder states he intends physicals harm" But fire away...