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...University insider said increases to aid overall could exceed $50 million, and that even with some non-endowment sources, such a goal would require in excess of $1 billion dollars in newendowment...
...show and emotionally agitated over the idea of a “Chastity” dance are invited to storm Mass. Hall at 4 p.m. tomorrow. The Harvard University Police Department has already called out the Boston, Dorchester and Roxbury squads to control the crowds that are expected to exceed 7,000 during this third rally Friday afternoon...
...Last fall, undergraduate enrollment in math classes totaled 1,261 (with numerous overlaps), of which 872 were in the five introductory calculus courses (X, 1 and 21). These courses are taken primarily by non-concentrators with varying degrees of ability and interest in the material, and three of them exceed 200 students in enrollment. In contrast, the English department that semester had a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,011, with only one course exceeding 100 students (English 10a: “Major British Writers I”). So 69 percent of all undergraduate math grades were from the intro sequence...
...then gave stock options to 2,000 other employees who took a voluntary 5% cut. "Not only did we save 400 or 500 jobs," says Morgan, "but everybody now is a big shareholder." It seems to be working. Just last week Acxiom announced that it expects to meet or exceed analysts' earnings estimates for the quarter that just ended--a rarity nowadays...
...individual crisis, such as the death of a relative. And global events like the Gulf War in 1991-92 and last year's Concorde crash can elicit a mass response. Experts say the fallout from the hijackings and attacks on New York City and Washington is likely to exceed anything they've seen. Flyers have to cope with the recent deaths, fear of terrorism and a depressing world economy. "There's just so much grief around," says Jane Sexton, 30, a Hong Kong marketing executive and frequent flyer. "I'm not nervous about flying," she says...