Word: feeling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Obviously, coaches of women's teams have different interests than those of men's teams," Krass said. "And I feel they picked a great committee and all opinions will be represented. I don't think anyone will be shortchanged...
...know the committee will pick someone with a solid administrative background and someone who knows Harvard athletics well," Krass said. "I feel confident that whoever they pick will be a strong candidate...
Every time I think about Maritza I feel the same sadness and disenchantment, as well as a pervading sense of guilt. I remember walking back to Harvard that evening, overwhelmed by the knowledge I could no longer avoid: I hate myself for not being able to cope with an apathetic eight-year-old to whom I'm supposed to be a good example. I had realized that long before that night, but I didn't want to admit--even to myself--that I had failed as a Big Sister...
Cuts in federal student aid during the Reagan years have also taken a toll, forcing schools to contribute more from their own coffers. Like other labor- intensive businesses, colleges feel the bite of rising fringe benefits. At Brown, for instance, outlays for employee health-care premiums have quintupled since 1986. Then there is the need, fostered by feverish admissions competition, to provide more and better student services -- such as tennis courts and state-of-the-art gyms...
...raising has eased the crunch to some extent. As many as 60 schools are now conducting drives with goals of more than $100 million; three are seeking to break the $1 billion mark. But changes in the tax code have made giving less attractive, and many endowments are still feeling the aftershocks of the 1987 market crash. "How can we look so rich, yet feel so poor?" asks Donald Kennedy, president of Stanford, which faces a projected $11 million shortfall this year...