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HoCo sent out TWO formal questionnaires (the first was deemed “inconclusive” by resident polling experts.) On the second pass, Top of the Hub won by a hair's breadth, with 52 percent of the vote (150 people). In-house had 48 percent of the vote (136 people). But HoCo opted to ignore the majority ruling, deciding to conduct an in-house formal anyway, because it was more “economically feasible." Ahh, how the noble instrument of democracy is scorned...
...seen no such spike from Harvard undergraduates. The Agency has for many years been actively using Harvard, as well as other colleges and universities nationwide, as a recruitment base. The CIA received over 120,000 applications in 2008, but for 2009 this figure has soared by approximately 50 percent, said CIA spokesperson Marie E. Harf. According to Robin Mount, the interim director of Office of Career Services at Harvard, the response from Harvard students has not changed dramatically, although interest remains high. Harf said that although this nationwide increase may be because of the economic crisis...
Much like the rest of its industry, Harvard University Press is feeling the strain of the national economic downturn. Mary Kate Maco, publicity director of HUP, said that although the Press does not have specific numbers yet, she expects that sales declined similarly to the national average of 10 percent calculated by the American Association of University Presses. The AAUP’s recently-published survey reported that its member presses’ sales in both units and dollars are down roughly 10 percent for July through December of 2008 from the same period in 2007. Maco said that...
...green-conscious Cambridge residents tend to be, Attia said he expected a positive response to the initiative and increased business for the garage, which he said would compensate for the loss of revenue from the parking discount. Currently, the garage charges $34 for overnight parking and offers a ten percent discount for hybrids. The discounted rate for compact cars has not yet been determined. “I’m all for it,” said Jeff Meraj, a first year Harvard Kennedy School student who said he frequently parks his Honda Civic at the garage. Though...
...economic downturn may have taken its toll on Harvard’s endowment, faculty, and janitorial staff, but it certainly hasn’t hurt admissions. This year the College accepted a record-low seven percent of applicants out of from 29,112 aspiring candidates. We congratulate the Class of 2013. Praise is also due to the admissions office for choosing such an extremely diverse group. The accepted class includes a record 10.9 percent Latinos, 10.8 percent African Americans, and 17.6 percent Asian Americans and comes from a record 82 different countries. Almost a quarter of the class is eligible...