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...annual social function in major United States cities for all associate-level givers of all graduating years, says Washington. In the bustling Quincy dining hall, many seniors were supportive of the gift in general. “I like Harvard a lot,” Camille I. Johnson ’06 says. “The college has a lot of money, but it also does a lot of good for its students.” Others, though, were displeased with the benchmarking system. “This seems like just another example of typical Harvard stratification bullshit...
...adjust to the choppy conditions on the harbor at New Haven. But gaining experience in trying conditions will pay off at Nationals, where tricky winds and currents will certainly play a role. “We thought we sailed pretty well,” co-captain Clayton Johnson said. “At the end of the day, qualifying was our only concern.” Harvard (5-2) lost to only Yale and Tufts, who will join Harvard at Nationals after finishing at 6-1. Yale won a tie-breaker over Tufts to take first place. Johnson, senior Vincent...
...fighting "conventional wisdom," a phrase he coined in 1958; in Cambridge, Massachusetts. At 203 cm tall, he was-quite literally-a big thinker. In his examination of the intertwining of economics and politics, he once termed America a "democracy of the fortunate," and his ideas underpinned U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program. He was known for his witty, often acerbic directness, once noting, "The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable." The concepts in his watershed book, The Affluent Society, became so pervasive that to subsequent generations of readers, "It's like reading Hamlet...
...career fighting "conventional wisdom," a phrase he coined in 1958; in Cambridge, Mass. At 6 ft. 8 in., he was--quite literally--a big thinker. In his examination of the intertwining of economics and politics, he once termed America a "democracy of the fortunate," and his ideas underpinned Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program. He was known for his witty, often acerbic directness, once noting, "The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable." The concepts in his watershed book, The Affluent Society, became so pervasive that to subsequent generations of readers, "It's like reading Hamlet...
...advised five Democratic presidents—Franklin D. Roosevelt, Class of 1904, John F. Kennedy ’40, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton. Kennedy named him ambassador to India...