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...lately, a staggering number of them are disappearing. So far this season, which is barely a quarter of the way over, six NBA head coaches, or 20% of the total, have already been fired; the latest victim, Sacramento's Reggie Theus, just got the news on Monday. That's a new record for axings before Christmas. The other casualties include Sam Mitchell, the 2006-07 NBA Coach of the Year for the Toronto Raptors, fired by the club on Dec. 3; Maurice Cheeks, the beloved ex-champion point guard for the Philadelphia 76ers, canned by the Sixers last weekend despite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The NBA's Epidemic of Fired Coaches | 12/17/2008 | See Source »

Yale's endowment—the second largest in higher education—has lost an estimated quarter of its value since June 30, plunging to $17 billion from $22 billion this summer, Yale officials said Tuesday...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Yale Loses a Quarter of its Endowment | 12/17/2008 | See Source »

...accept the press release at face value: "I think that the set-in-stone scheduling of Macworld Expo has always been a thorn in Apple's side. "January looks worse and worse as a month for major announcements," he said. "They need to make big announcements *before* the holiday quarter, not after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Is Steve Jobs Skipping MacWorld? | 12/16/2008 | See Source »

...percentage of lower-income students in the freshman class has held steady for the past few years at “just below about a quarter of the class” after rising when increases in financial aid were announced a few years ago. Currently, about 60 percent of the freshman class receives need-based financial assistance...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Aid Office Continues Efforts To Recruit Lower-Income Students | 12/15/2008 | See Source »

...important for us to continue to promote the Square, particularly the independently owned businesses, and particularly the newly established ones,” she said. “We seem to be doing okay, but we don’t yet know what the first and second quarter will bring once the inauguration is over.” Harvard’s stake in the success of local businesses is substantial. According to James Gray, associate vice president for Harvard Real Estate Services, the University owns around 10 percent of the retail locations in Harvard Square. Harvard Book Store...

Author: By Shan Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Businesses Push Shopping Locally | 12/15/2008 | See Source »

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