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For anyone in Europe and the U.S. of a certain age, this is a familiar tale. Once booming industrial centers were laid low in the 1970s by the one-two punch of recession and increasing competition from Asia. Detroit shed almost 40% of its industrial jobs in the '70s alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Struggling Cities Can Reinvent Themselves | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

I also learned that there is a strong positive correlation between how red my face is and how many photos of me pop up on facebook the morning after, so no matter how sloshed I got, I always remembered to set my alarm to 8 a.m. to wake-up, de...

Author: By Nan Ni, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 21! Here Nan Comes! | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

Hence, strengthening alumni bonds through alternative giving should become part of a new development paradigm for the wealthiest universities. But this is easier said than done. For example, getting Harvard to support HASA has been a challenge. After considerable pressure, the university agreed to authorize a fund to provide scholarships...

Author: By Paula A. Tavrow | Title: A Better Way To Give | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

Wherefore art thou, concentration requirements?Harvard’s English department has been asking itself this question since last spring, when a task force convened to evaluate the current requirements for concentrators. The task force’s proposal to overhaul the English curriculum was overwhelmingly approved by the department...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The English Revolution | 12/9/2008 | See Source »

After four years spent making the short walk between Eliot House and Harvard Yard each morning, Cristiana Strava ’09 will spend her next year trekking across the Sahara Desert with a semi-nomadic tribe in Morocco. Strava is one of the six seniors who received the Michael...

Author: By Danielle J. Kolin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Seniors Awarded Grant To Explore | 12/9/2008 | See Source »

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