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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Except for the island, all these have been sold--but money from these and other donations doesn't just pile up together under Harvard's mattress...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Hidden Under Harvard's Mattress: The Idiosyncrasies of the Endowment | 4/9/1998 | See Source »

...perusal. D. finally managed to pry open the mailbox after running through several dozen possible lock combinations (having forgotten hers), only to be bitterly disappointed by the usual array of phone bills and overdue library fines. Just as she was about to throw the vast majority of the pile away, however, she noticed an envelope emblazoned with the words "JURY DUTY: YOUR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY." The date of summons was June 16. D. had committed no crime, yet D. was summarily screwed...

Author: By Dara Horn, | Title: The Trial | 4/2/1998 | See Source »

...they sold or went to contract on a new house before Aug. 5, they can still roll that $1 million-plus gain into a new residence and avoid a hefty capital-gains tax. But if their gain is under $500,000, they should take the new exclusion and not pile up a big gain in their new home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bafflingly Simple | 3/30/1998 | See Source »

...ACLU return my phone calls? I run to the mailbox every day hoping that a letter will arrive offering me a fantastic paid internship with all kinds of perks. Instead, I pull out yellow envelopes from Harvard Telephone Services and Citibank Visa which add to my ever-growing pile of debt. I wait by the phone hoping for an intern coordinator to call asking me for an interview. My phone had two messages the last time that I checked--one from my mother and the other from my bank asking me to pay a delinquent bill...

Author: By Kamil E. Redmond, | Title: Waiting By the Mailbox In Vain | 3/16/1998 | See Source »

Thirty minutes later they found him, some 50 ft. from his house, his tiny foot poking out of a pile of tree limbs, trash and other debris. Other than a few scratches, he was fine--and he was still wrapped in that blanket. The house he was blown out of, however, was pulverized...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Twisters, Tragedies And Miracles | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

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