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Harvard is certainly glad...
Last week’s agreement between Harvard and the City of Cambridge to increase Harvard’s voluntary payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) was an unfortunate step in the midst of cooling relations between Harvard and city landowners. We are glad that Harvard has been making a stronger effort to foster agreeable relations with Cambridge residents over housing issues, yet we are hesitant to condone Harvard’s agreement to renegotiate a higher PILOT with the City’s government...
...find that in my home country, the Netherlands, a small nation of only 16 million people, more than $145 million was collected in private donations for victims of the tsunami disaster [Jan. 17]. That is in addition to the $300 million in assistance given by the government. I was glad to learn of proposals to install an early-warning system in the Indian Ocean that would alert people before a possible tsunami. In the aftermath of this disaster, philanthropists are demanding a better deal for the world's poor. There is more than enough money in the world to make...
...find that in my home country, the Netherlands, a small nation of only 16 million people, more than $145 million was collected in private donations for victims of the tsunami disaster [Jan. 17]. That is in addition to the $300 million in assistance given by the government. I was glad to learn of proposals to install an early-warning system in the Indian Ocean that would alert people before a possible tsunami. In the aftermath of this disaster, philanthropists are demanding a better deal for the world's poor. There is more than enough money in the world to make...
...surprised to find that the majority of my high school class had done the same thing. Living at home has enabled me to save for law school. (I start in the fall.) I realize that some people might view my generation as spoiled by our parents. I am glad TIME showed that we are not lazy. We want to work and make our way in the world. I believe our parents deserve a lot of credit for being so supportive. Thanks...