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...reduction in state aid and the increase in the city’s budget will result in a “modest?? property tax increase, Healy said. He added that his goal over the next three months is to reduce the tax levy impact, which he hopes will amount to less than 6 percent. The precise percentage increase will be determined in September...

Author: By JOANNE S. WONG, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Council Discusses Water, Budget | 5/5/2010 | See Source »

...against Boston College last week in the opening round of the 32nd annual Beanpot Tournament, once again spearheaded the Crimson’s offensive efforts last night against No. 9 Northeastern in the championship game. This time, Ryabkina’s output was more modest??just a single goal—but it was enough to give Harvard (16-5-4, 11-5-2 ECAC) a 1-0 win over the Huskies (16-7-5, 8-5-4 Hockey East) and the Crimson’s 14th Beanpot title in front of a lively home crowd at Bright...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ryabkina’s Goal Enough For Beanpot Title | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...Dan’s humble and not one to boast about his accomplishments,” Crimson coach Jason Saretsky said. “He’s very, very modest??he probably won’t even like the fact that there’s an article about...

Author: By Madeleine Smith, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Humble Harrier Speaks Out On Season | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...something like this: Families earning $180,000 per year with long-term spending habits that don’t include saving (presumably because they are conspicuous consumers), are going to be effectively subsidized by Harvard under the new policy. The flipside, of course, is that more “modest?? families of the same income will have significantly more savings and, therefore, be held accountable for a great portion of their tuition. The injustice! Or at least that’s what I decried the next day at lunch, when, upon reading a Crimson article on the subject...

Author: By Robert G. King | Title: Aid for the Affluent | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

When it comes to his job prospects, Mitchell doesn’t exactly pull a muscle trying to be modest??while at the Times, he tells me, he was offered positions as the editor of Billboard magazine and the head of comedy development...

Author: By Michael A. Mohammed, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Chilling With Elvis, The Controversial Charmer | 4/8/2005 | See Source »

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