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...returns—with Harvard leading the pack. Though Harvard’s 8.6 percent return on its investments through June 30 was down significantly from previous years, it led a slew of universities with large endowments that managed to stay ahead of downward spiraling market prices. Yale announced late last week that its endowment rose 4.5 percent during the 2008 fiscal year—ending the year with $22.9 billion—and Stanford announced a 6.2 percent growth in its investments, leaving its total endowment relatively unchanged at $17.2 billion, after expenditures. Officials at Harvard?...
...best known for its affiliation with Alan Bishop—one of the three musicians that composed the legendary outsider trio Sun City Girls—who founded the label along with Hisham Mayet. The Sun City Girls, composed of Bishop and his brother Richard along with the late Charles Gocher, gained a considerable cult following with their prolific, eclectic output that runs the gamut from folk revival and psychedelic to noise, drone, and experimental world music. While Sublime Frequencies never released an SCG album, the parallels between the band’s evolution and the stylistic samplings...
University President Drew G. Faust announced Wednesday that former Vice President Al Gore ’69 will speak as part of Harvard’s Sustainability Celebration in late October. Gore, who will be joined onstage by Faust at the Tercentenary Theater event, is known for his part in the Academy Award-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” and was the recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to raise awareness about the impact of global warming. “Al Gore is the posterchild for Harvard’s impact...
Harvard showed some fire late in the second half. With ten minutes left in the game, McVeigh scored the Crimson’s first and only goal. Senior back Francine Polet fired a hard pass to McVeigh from just outside the circle. McVeigh redirected the ball past UConn goaltender Andrea Mainiero to score her first goal of the season...
...Cross in a huge fourth quarter comeback. Last week he threw for 370 yards and was 30-44 in passing completions. But, what will help the Crimson against the Bears even more than his numbers is his poise on the field. In the battle for the Ivy title, his late-game composure is exactly what is needed to come out on top. “You never know how a game is going to unfold. It will come down to who makes the least mistakes.” Estes said. Coming off a Championship winning season, the Crimson are looking...