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...reason this has not been expanded more is because the FAS leadership saw what they regarded as serious budget issues, a view that I could not understand,” he says. “I do not think this is very plausible today in light of the multibillion-dollar increases in the FAS endowment.”The FAS endowment was valued at over $13.2 billion in 2006, showing a positive gain of $4.4 billion since 2003. According to the U.S. Census Bureau data for 2004, the median family income was $54,061—about $14,000 above...
...percent bullshit.” What tact. It’s not surprising that students are mourning the end of the party grant days (free-flowing booze is a good time indeed) but the vitriol reaction toward Pilbeam’s announcement is bizarre. The University is a multibillion-dollar corporation subject to the rules and regulations of the United States, Massachusetts, and Cambridge, all of which enforce the legal drinking age of 21. Through the party grant, the College knowingly funds such illegal activity, albeit indirectly. It is completely reasonable that the higher-ups at Harvard might wish...
...story demonstrated that what Rove cited as high points of the Bush Administration are mostly reactions to 9/11, exclusively or in part. How Rove can identify the Iraq war as a high point beggars belief. One of the few proactive accomplishments he considered successful was the multibillion-dollar tax break for his very rich friends. Some high point. It is clear that Rove is the main inflator of the bubble in which Bush continues to reside. Neil Russell, Hong Kong...
...story demonstrated that what Rove cited as high points of the Bush Administration are mostly reactions to 9/11, exclusively or in part. How Rove can identify the Iraq war as a high point beggars belief. One of the few proactive accomplishments he considered successful was the multibillion-dollar tax break for his very rich friends. Some high point. It is clear that Rove is the main inflator of the bubble in which Bush continues to reside. Neil Russell, HONG KONG...
...million at retail in the first 24 hours. Since then, gamers have logged almost a billion person-hours playing Halo 2 online. Because it's exclusive to the Xbox 360, Halo 3 is also Microsoft's weapon of choice in its struggle with Sony for supremacy in the multibillion-dollar game-console market. "We're not just dealing with a game here," says Shane Kim, corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios, which owns Bungie. "We're dealing with a great entertainment property, one that has the potential to be a cross-media property like a Harry Potter...