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...Harvard simply buys and holds unused property. Harvard must view it as an essential priority both for the residents of Allston and for the university community to use whatever resources are available to maintain the anticipated pace of Allston construction. This exhortation particularly applies to the science complex portion of the development program. The university plans to finish laying its foundation, but the slowdown as proposed will slow or stop the later phases of the project. The university has fought a constant struggle with the Allston community over the details of the expansion across the river. But now, at this...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Construction Must Go On | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...unclear, though, whether Fine's special access will translate into financial help. Geithner has said he will spend a certain portion of the remaining $350 billion in the Treasury program formerly known as TARP investing more money in the nation's banks. But he hasn't said whether he intends to use the money to shore up the larger troubled banks or as grants to some smaller banks that don't necessarily need the funds but could use the additional money to make more loans. The government is reportedly in talks with Citigroup to take ownership of as much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Smaller Banks Get Government Help Too? | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...hike in the gas tax will have several benefits to those living in Massachusetts. The money generated will serve to cover the deficit in the transportation budget and allow needed maintenance operations to take place. A large portion of the funds will go toward maintaining the roads and bridges that make up the Turnpike, but the MBTA would also benefit. Its fares could be maintained at current prices, and all cuts in service would become unnecessary...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Fueling Change | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...Since it is almost certain that a large portion of the print news industry will be damaged by the recession and the internet, why is it being bypassed as a bailout candidate? The easy answer is that news will be available on the internet. But, since readers are less likely to be loyal to brands when reading news online than they are with print, that answer does not address the problem. Online newspapers face more competition on the internet than they do as physical products...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does the News Industry Deserve a Bailout? | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...very good at setting traps for the vaccines. The immune system is calibrated to crank out antibodies in response to the proteins it sees in the greatest quantities. Over the ages, the flu virus has thus evolved a shape like a bobble-head doll, and it covers the head portion with proteins it can easily change or do without. The vaccine targets these ever changing spots, and by the time the next season comes around, the change has been so great that the vaccine is useless. (Read "How Long Does Flu Immunity Last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Closer to a Flu Supervaccine | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

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