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...athletes from places like Oakland, which used to be rich in young talent." Brooks Johnson, former athletic director at Stanford, says some fundamental economic choices must be made if California is to continue producing sports stars at its usual rate. "It's volleyball or vandalism. Either we invest in our youth, or we are going to ruin whole segments of the population...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hot House of Champions | 11/18/1991 | See Source »

Harvard does not invest in companies with significant holdings in South Africa--generally, more than one percent of the company's total holdings--but it will continue to invest in companies that it sees as playing a necessary, positive role in that country, including some pharmaceutical companies...

Author: By Gady A. Epstein, | Title: the death of divestment | 11/8/1991 | See Source »

Harvard generally does not invest in companies that have more than one percent of their holdings in South Africa, according to the report...

Author: By Gady A. Epstein, | Title: Harvard Policy On South Africa May Change | 11/5/1991 | See Source »

...Corporation also continued its policy of refusing to invest in companies involved in the tobacco industry

Author: By Gady A. Epstein, | Title: Harvard Policy On South Africa May Change | 11/5/1991 | See Source »

...turned to acupuncture out of distaste for the recommended medical alternative. In 1983 I injured my knee in a wind-surfing accident. After scanning X rays, an emergency-room doctor immobilized my leg, gave me a pair of crutches and suggested surgery. Before going ahead, I decided to invest $60 and visit an elderly Chinese acupuncturist recommended by a decidedly non-New Age investment banker in New York City. I do not like needles, but I like surgery even less; as it turned out, the worst of the experience was feeling a mild electric tingling. Forty minutes later, I gingerly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Excellent Alternative Adventure | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

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