Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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As an added bonus, Sullivan said, the bill would cut down on Harvard's expansion into Cambridge's residential neighborhoods. "If Harvard can't expand because it is ineligible to issue bonds, I won't be shedding any tears," he said.
Alcorn attibuted much of the Square's success to the market provided by Harvard University. "Harvard Square has a captive audience," said Alcorn. "This includes not only the student population but also the large staff and faculty." She also cited the expansion of the MBTA Red Line and the resulting...
Ironically, one source of the continued health of the economy is the federal budget deficit, $150 billion last year. By reducing taxes while increasing spending, the Reagan Administration has put money into consumers' pockets. And although the U.S. is fighting no wars, Reagan's military buildup has been highly stimulative...
Jim Baker rides out these delicate days with a shoeshine and a smile, convinced that the West, and especially the U.S., has the know-how to produce an era of unprecedented prosperity with peace. "It is not apocalypse now," he insists. If the deficits shrink more and there is no...
To most laymen, the explosions of scientific knowledge in the 20th century have been chiefly felt as ominous aftershocks. The splitting of the atom, after all, led to nuclear bombs. The breaking of the genetic code of the DNA molecule raises nightmares about malevolent new designer viruses escaping from laboratories...