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Cooper concedes that the support she has is extraordinary. She is probably the best-paid food-services director in the country: her $95,000 salary plus generous benefits is covered by Waters' Chez Panisse Foundation, which sees Berkeley as the launchpad for a nationwide revolution. Cooper's district is also unusual in allowing her to rack up a $250,000-a-year loss. Still, she believes Berkeley's model is exportable, primarily because raw ingredients can be cheaper than processed food; the trick is to teach cafeteria cooks around the nation how to buy, store and prepare them. Meanwhile...
...It’s not only generous but it’s a very appropriate gift,” said Anthony Saich, the director of the Asia Center. “It covers the three major areas that one is engaged in at the University...
...statement, University President Lawrence H. Summers said, “This generous gift from William and Victor Fung and the Fung family will enhance the Asia Center by promoting new faculty research and enabling students to experience firsthand countries they have previously known only from books...
...provide logistical support and advice to students who wish to plan their own social events. We expect the board and its members to be a hub of knowledge about social programming, and we hope it will find ways to share its counsel with enterprising students.In addition to its generous allocation to the CEB for next year, the dean’s office, thanks largely to Campus Life Fellow Justin H. Haan ’05, sprinkled its funding, via the Student Activities Fund and logistical expertise, around various events over the course of the year, including pub nights in Loker...
...Year Award. While they admired his achievements in academics and athletics, friends and family alike were even more inspired by Gilligan’s personality and outlook on life. “Paul was more than a gifted and tireless athlete. He was a joyful, gentle, and generous person,” said Eliot House Master Lino Pertile in his eulogy at a memorial service for Gilligan in September. In what is known as his infamous “tongue-in-cheek” application for IM Athlete of the Year, Gilligan demonstrated the affable spirit that won him over...