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...Harvard Law School (HLS) alum has given $5 million to endow 20 fellowships that will fund a program to help new graduates pursue public service careers in the federal government...
...effort sure to improve relations between Harvard University and its neighbors, President Neil L. Rudenstine announced last Wednesday that the University would fund housing in the Boston and Cambridge areas with $20 million in loans, and another $1 million in grant money. This is an unprecedented contribution to the community from a private, non-profit organization such as the University...
...avoid using a particular terminology, The Crimson asked the students interviewed for this article to define their own racial background. But like the estimated 5 million Americans who in the mid-1990s identified themselves with more than one race, these students would all say they are multiracial...
...knew that writing Hannibal guaranteed him a mammoth paycheck--$10 million minimum for the royalties and adaptation rights. So what does he do? He collects on the advance, putzes around for 10 years, and convinces us all that he's writing the sequel of all time. The book hit stands in early June and promptly divided the critics; most agreed, however, that Harris had infused his carefully written Hannibal with profound themes and delicate character textures. What a joke! The book, in a nutshell, tracks Clarice in yet another search for Lecter and gradually going insane...
...Well, think about this. Harris wanted his money. He didn't want the movie. So he writes a book that can't be made into a movie. "You want a $100 million blockbuster," he's saying right now. "Go ahead. Give it your best shot, suckers." He's walking around with $10 million in his pocket--while we're still trying to deconstruct Clarice's utensil use as she chows on steamed brains. We got burned, big time...