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Saddled with this fear about the future of my soon-to-be alma mater, I consulted one of the Senior Gift organizers in my house. (They're not hard to find around campus; there are 31 organizers on the letterhead alone.) This fellow senior allayed my fears. Harvard will probably survive without my $35, she reassured me. In fact, as I learned later, Harvard could easily get by without the entire Senior Gift. Last year, the Class of 1993 displayed its class spirit by handing over a not-so-whopping $41,000 to Harvard. To put that number in perspective...

Author: By Ted G. Rose, | Title: Give the Senior Gift (the Boot) | 2/16/1994 | See Source »

Wendy Wasserstein has a knack for turning personal experience into brilliantly evocative plays that reach audiences of all backgrounds. Her first was about college students at her alma mater Mt. Holyoke; her next about young single women living in New York. The Sisters Rosensweig, her most recent Broadway success now on national tour, is about three sisters remarkably like Wasserstein and her two sisters...

Author: By Lori E. Smith, | Title: American Three Sisters | 2/3/1994 | See Source »

...Madonna? Yale University? It's possible. Weiss speculated that alumni who want a continuing connection to their alma mater are attracted to the bonds for posterity's sake...

Author: By Jonathan N. Axelrod, | Title: A Billion Here, A Billion There: Harvard And Its (AAA Rated) Bonds | 2/2/1994 | See Source »

Jones is still very much tied to the apron trings of Alma Mater. Involved with many projects and goings-on at the university, he was invested time and energy into The Harvard Film Archive (HFA) and, if his "volatile schedule" allows, he will be a participant in Arts First, an annual celebration of the arts at Harvard-Radcliffe. For those of you who question the staying power of post-graduation college friendships, fear not. Jones and the Vice President are "still friends...

Author: By Ariel Foxman, | Title: The Year of Tommy Lee Jones | 12/16/1993 | See Source »

...Cooper's article on page 12, "Fat Isn't Funny," concludes, "...starvation, suffering, discrimination and social rejection are no laughing mater." Actually, Amy, add "beer" to that list, and you've got yourself some really funny hazing. Goooo, final clubs! Yeah...

Author: By John ABOUD Iii, | Title: Just a Little Friendly Competition | 12/9/1993 | See Source »

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