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...about the plans of some companies to compensate for their CO2 emissions by planting trees. This is a nice first step. But we also need a worldwide organization with a lot of political and economical power to force companies of every country to reduce CO2 emissions. Gerrit Röpke Verden, Germany The Personal Is Environmental Re "Kyoto, Heal Thyself" [Jan. 29]: I want to believe that we Japanese are born loving and cherishing nature. However, I feel that we are not taking action. Despite the trend toward hybrid cars overseas, many young Japanese are attracted to huge SUVs, which...
...Matthew R. Greenfield ’08, a UC member who sits on the CUE, said that the report’s focus on real-world applicability marks a fundamental change in the rationale behind a Harvard education...
When Jack R. Meyer, former CEO of the Harvard Management Company (HMC), left the University to establish his own hedge fund with a record-setting $6 billion, investors expected him to continue his string of market-beating performance. This past year, however, showed that even veteran investors can struggle in changing markets. Meyer, who headed HMC from 1990 until September 2005, is credited with growing Harvard’s $4.7 billion endowment to $25.9 billion before his departure. His success at Harvard led the University to initially invest $500 million with Meyer’s new fund—Convexity...
Franken said yesterday that he would challenge Republican Sen. Norman B. Coleman (R-Minn.) next year, confirming longtime rumors that he would mount a bid for the Senate. Before taking on Coleman, Franken will face off against wealthy trial lawyer Michael V. Ciresi in the Democratic primary...
...sweeping the nation in vivid grayscale. The song, like many other Young Jeezy tracks, touts the street lifestyle—it’s for those who “trap all day” and “play all night.” The hook? R. Kelly’s mellifluous voice on the chorus, not to mention the video’s blatant disregard of color. The video opens with Jeezy leaving what appears to be a run of the mill, middle-class household, only to get into what is clearly not a run of the mill...