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...highest in the industry because of expensive labor in Germany, where it runs 10 plants. VW has moved production to eastern Germany--to qualify for government aid and take advantage of lower wages--and to lower-cost countries like Slovakia. Pischetsrieder, known as a gearhead with a good grasp of finance and marketing, hopes to save $3.4 billion over the next five years. Some of the savings will come from sharing more components, like engines, transmissions and ventilation systems, across VW's models and brands. To instill a sense of entrepreneurship and accountability, he has also set profit targets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Pitch to the Rich | 11/24/2003 | See Source »

...mind—how am I going to focus my studies? what do I most want to get out of college? what will graduation bring?—seek to pare down the vast range of Harvard and Harvard experiences to a manageable selection that I can grasp with my two hands, that can become as familiar to me as the lines of dialogue in Kevin Smith flicks...

Author: By Catherine L. Tung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The (Convenience) Store of Life | 11/24/2003 | See Source »

...advancing foes grasp one another’s hands and march cautiously towards him, presenting a united front while providing each other with strength to face the solitary form who comes into focus with each additional step...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Man Apart: Dante Balestracci Punishes Opponents, Shoulders Captain’s Burden | 11/21/2003 | See Source »

...name of public service, FM investigates a lesser-known university where students seem to have a firmer grasp on this concept. Historically, Yale University has the been #2 in higher education to Harvard’s #1, the Pepsi to our Coke, the Lexus to our Mercedes. Yet, despite being the undisputed #1 in the pop-culture rankings, Harvard may fall far short of Yale in one very important respect—the happiness of its students...

Author: By William L. Adams, Brian Feinstein, Adam P. Schneider, A. HAVEN Thompson, and Scoop A. Wasserstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: The Cult of Yale | 11/20/2003 | See Source »

Desperately trying to regain control of the ball with the clock winding down, Harvard’s defenders pounded Mathews, trying to strip the ball from his grasp...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Out of Time | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

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