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...risk of dying may not seem like bad odds, but there's more to this ethical dilemma than a simple ratio. The first and most sacred rule of medicine is to do no harm. "For a normal healthy person, a mortality rate of 1% is hard to justify," says Dr. John Fung, chief of transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. "If the rate stays at 1%, it's just not going to be accepted...
What's going to stop the Nikkei plunge? At some point its value stocks will become too attractive to ignore. Japanese stocks are now two-thirds cheaper than U.S. stocks, based on price-to-sales (0.5 vs. 1.5) and price-to-book (1.5 vs. 3.3) ratios. Because earnings are so depressed, the price-to-earnings ratio on many stocks seems high--in the 20s or 30s. Still, some believe that the Japanese market represents the best deep-value play in a generation. For that reason Cyril Moulle-Berteaux, who runs an institutional fund for Morgan Stanley, has his most aggressive...
...large endowment requires it, in some moral sense, to pay higher wages. This “piggy bank theory” of the endowment ignores the reality that 85 percent of the University’s endowment is restricted. The theory ignores the fact that the payout ratio is calculated for the long-term financial health of the school and that the Harvard Corporation is not changing its philosophy anytime soon. Owing to these faults, the “piggy bank theory” ignores the fact that increasing wages will force the University to either raise more money (higher...
...points on the board. Prasse-Freeman led the Ivy League in assists as a freshmen and sophomore, but increased his scoring output last season, averaging 9.8 ppg. Prasse-Freeman rebouds well and plays solid defense, though he has been plagued by turnover problems. His 1.7-1 assist-to-turnover ratio was one of the worst in the country. Holding on to the ball will be crucial if Harvard’s offense is to be succesful...
However, in its drive to help graduate students, the University should never lose sight of the needs of College students. Past efforts to increase the ratio of grants to loans must be built upon with further advancements. The University must do even more to ensure that all qualified students can have access to its classes, regardless of their economic class...