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...that rankled investors in the early days of James' reign. Of course, if he can continue to add subscribers--and keep profits moving up--maybe that won't matter. It may even help him leap ahead of brother and New York Post boss Lachlan, 33, for Pop's ultimate gift: succession to the News Corp. throne. --By Mark Halper/ London
...response to Mahan and Terry’s letter, the Senior Gift Committee plans to continue to relay to seniors the purpose of the fund, stressing that Harvard’s investment in PetroChina and the Senior Gift “are totally unrelated,” Vascellero said. The Senior Gift committee still hopes to achieve its goal of getting 75 percent of the class to donate, she said...
Activists against the Sudanese genocide commended Mahan and Terry for their most recent efforts. Jesse A. Sage ’98, associate director of the American Anti-Slavery Group, which an organization that advocates against modern slavery, said, “[Students] realize that money talks. Withholding the class gift is an important symbolic way to express student outrage over the news that Harvard has increased—rather than divested—its PetroChina holdings...
...gift campaign is not the first of Mahan and Terry’s efforts for divestment. Last year, the pair demonstrated against graduation speaker and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan for failing to take action against the genocide in Sudan...
...addition to the radiant Pudding Pot, a gift basket with products from local retailers valued at approximately $5,000, and the undergraduates’ constant stream of verbal barbs, Robbins received a motley shower of additional presents. Towards the beginning of the roast, he was offered a baggie of what appared to be faux marijuana, which he swiftly pocketed...