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Harvard University will attempt to sell off a portion of its real estate assets, a type of investment which has suffered serious losses during the past year, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal yesterday...

Author: By Elias J. Groll and William N. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: BRIEF: Harvard Considers Selling Real Estate Holdings | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

...See” is probably the most interesting track on the later portion of the album. The beat, which sounds like something J Dilla might have put together, draws heavily on samples and chopped vocals. It would be incorrect to say Barthel sings over this track, as it really feels like her voice is incorporated into the beat. The lyrics are ambiguous yet clearly melancholy, with Barthel, declaring, “As far as I can see / Nobody loves me / As far as I can tell / Nobody loves you with her.” These lines are somewhat representative...

Author: By Parker A. Lawrence, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Phantogram | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...good portion of this financial aid assistance comes from the generosity of individual donors who establish scholarships for various slices of the student body—in other words, they give money to students like me. The Thankathon is an event at which we show our appreciation for these benefactors, many of whom are shadowy, sometimes anonymous figures whose names come up only on the bill every term...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lucky Family | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...take a lesson from the old rickshaw runners (called jiin-riki) in Japan. They wore tabis, or mittens for the feet, with treaded rubber soles, which provided protection against stones, glass and nails in the road, as well as traction on ice or in mud. The snug fabric portion provided support and prevented chafing. Most modern sport shoes are too heavy and become uncomfortably hot, causing the feet to swell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 2/15/2010 | See Source »

...ceremony began with a film of a snowboarder gliding down a high alpine peak - before he slid down a giant faux hill into the arena of 60,000 spectators. During the cultural portion of the evening, Canadian singer K.D. Lang gave a virtuoso performance (Nelly Furtado, not so much). Another highlight was the stadium's virtual floor, which transformed into a vast ice floe that appeared to break apart and disperse, revealing a virtual ocean across which whales swam in 3-D. (See 25 Winter Olympic athletes to watch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics Open with Restrained, Respectful Celebration | 2/13/2010 | See Source »

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