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...Only four to 10 percent of Americans are vegetarian, but two thirds have a pet, and polls tell us that most of these people consider their pets to be family members, and many even say they’d die for their pets. And while fewer than 13 million Americans now hunt, over 70 million observe, feed, or photograph wildlife on a regular basis. Of course, not all pet and wildlife lovers extend their concern with animals beyond their own Fido or favorite bird species, but many do, and they form a powerful new constituency against animal abuse...
Although universities raised more this year than last year, the participation of alumni nationwide dipped slightly from 11.9 percent in 2006 to 11.7 percent this year. The survey authors attributed this to an increase in the sizes of recent alumni classes and the lack of a comparable increase in the number of donors for recent classes...
Another noteworthy fact from the survey was a steep decline in fundraising at Yale. The school saw donations drop by 9.7 percent from 2006 to 2007, which resulted in a drop from third to eighth place...
...Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 of the magnet school. To attend the Boston Latin School, one must live within the boundaries of Boston. But the number of international students at Harvard has been increasing. According to Fitzsimmons, foreign nationals comprise more than ten percent of the Class of 2011. Statistics available on the Harvard International Office (HIO) Web site show that international students represent nearly 100 countries. Of these, about 30 students, like Dlamini, find themselves in the unique position of being the only students at Harvard from their countries. THE POWER OF ONEDavid...
...Harvard students come from families with median incomes in the six figures, according to the admissions office, which contrasts to $27,133—and a 27.1 percent poverty level—in Roxbury—where MHASP operates. And Chinatown—where Harvard students can volunteer to work with the elderly, teenagers, and children as part of programs run by the Chinatown committee—has a median income of $14,829 and poverty level of 37 percent...