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...longer expect robust returns on their endowments, so they are struggling to refurbish their capital. Meantime, the days of bulging classrooms are long gone. The 1965-75 baby bust led to a 10% dip in the number of college-age students in the 1980s; the head count will plummet a further 25% by the mid-1990s. The ability of institutions to simply crank up tuition and fees has also hit a ceiling. Last spring Princeton scaled back a projected 6.9% hike in tuition, room and board to 6.7%, leaving a still daunting annual bill per student...
...Harvard Cooperative Society's annual rebate will plummet to 5.5 percent this year, the lowest figure in at least 14 years, several members of the Coop's board of directors confirmed yesterday...
...places. That forced the prince to undergo an operation in which a piece of hipbone was grafted to his arm. The prognosis: no more polo. Former palace aides believe that the prince's spirits, already taxed by his continuing struggle to remain relevant to British society, will plummet now that he must give up his favorite pursuit. Says an ex-staffer: "Without polo, an already difficult man may become impossible...
...Angry Voters--After watching taxes spiral upward and Massachusetts' credit rating plummet, the public vented its collective spleen last Tuesday by voting across the board against incumbents and anyone else connected with the current administration...
...nearly 40% of the region's total harvest. The possible result: mill closings and cutbacks costing 30,000 jobs over the next decade. Real estate prices would tumble, and states and counties that depend on shares of the revenue from timber sales on federal land could see those funds plummet. Oregon would be hardest hit, losing hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, wages and salaries, say state officials. By decade's end the plan could cost the U.S. Treasury $229 million in lost timber money each year...