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...universities have no shame. I have friends still paying off their student loans who get hit on for money. Now I'm no Jane Bryant Quinn, but giving money away to people you still owe seems to make very little economic sense. Even the Merchant of Venice didn't have the cojones to ask for that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Be Cruel to Your School | 5/29/2000 | See Source »

...coed team traveled to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, also the site of this year's upcoming coed nationals, to compete for the Admirals Cup. Saturday's steady northeasterly winds allowed all twenty

Author: By Stephanie Murg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sailing Teams Capture Fourth | 4/18/2000 | See Source »

...rooms and a beautiful House. But it's the masters who are really pampered. The Adams House masters' residence, Apthorp House, stands in the Adams courtyard as one of the most historic buildings in Cambridge. Built in 1761, it has been the home of a pre-Revolutionary anglophile, a merchant, imprisoned British troops and even Harvard students. Over the summer, the University decided it was time to renovate the residence for the first time in over 65 years. After stripping off the Chinese tea wallpaper, the university modernized the nine-bedroom, eight-bathroom colonial house. "While we want to make...

Author: By Avra C. Vanderzee, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Master of the House: FM peeks inside the luxe living spaces of Harvard's house masters | 3/16/2000 | See Source »

Vicusi said his analysis has led critics to call him "ghoulish" and a "merchant of death," but attacked these claims as "arguments of desperation...

Author: By Zachary R. Heineman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Law Professors Debate Tobacco Lawsuits | 3/14/2000 | See Source »

Users of the popular auction site will have another way to make transactions. eBay and Wells Fargo are rolling out Billpoint, a service that allows sellers to accept credit cards without establishing merchant accounts. Instead of waiting to receive a check or money order, sellers will get immediate payment to their checking account once the buyer inputs his or her credit-card data. After the first three months, sellers using Billpoint will pay 3.5% of the purchase amount plus 35[cents]. Sales under $10 will get off a little easier and cost only 35[cents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Mar. 13, 2000 | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

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