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Alums provide even more than social and moral support at games; they are also an important source of funding for the Band. According to Band Manager Alexander J. Ahmed ’10, “There is an alumni group called The Band Foundation, which funds some band activities. Every semester, we make financial requests and they decide whether or not they want to grant them,” he says. “For instance, this semester we asked for two new sousaphones and new speakers for the band room. Sometimes, directors will also ask for commissions...
Braga, along with the award’s other recipients, was nominated by U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan and personally approved by U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. The other awardees included members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston, the U.S. Department of Justice, local law enforcement, and anti-violence advocacy groups...
...regards to the issue of energy efficiency, Councillor Henrietta J. Davis—who was first elected to the Council in 1995—said the Council should continue to push forward initiatives like ensuring the conformity of the city’s new library and its other construction projects to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards developed by the U.S. Green Building Council...
Challenger Edward J. Sullivan said that the councillors’ pay is too high and ought to be cut before funding is taken from city projects. Sullivan speciftically mentioned a youth summer program in the Area IV neighborhood that had seen reduction in its hours...
...Staff writer Sarah J. Howland can be reached at showland@fas.harvard.edu...