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Like many of my colleagues, I find the idea that Harvard should be made richer by the present war morally repugnant. As a member of the Harvard community—and thus as someone who benefits, no matter how indirectly, from the University’s financial success—I feel stained, soiled. This war, which has not been approved by the United Nations, is protested by a vast portion of the world population. Among the opponents to the war I count many dear friends and colleagues in many countries: they share my sorrow but happily for them...
...idea that Harvard would get richer by the good fortune of these stocks is war profiteering,” he said. “It should be discussed...
...Their offer clearly shows that they did not want us to get the land, and Harvard is a very powerful institution—richer than some small countries—and someday they are going to have a very beautiful, expansive campus in Allston,” said Bruce E. Houghton, president of the company and grandson of the owner. “Certainly, we were a little perplexed by Harvard’s bid—but Harvard is my new landlord and I look forward to working with them...
Neither Harvard’s alumni records office nor the Harvard International Office compiles statistics on where international students wind up after they graduate. But international students and professors say that, on the whole, students from richer countries are more likely to return home than those from poorer, less stable countries—which means that the nations which can benefit the most from Harvard graduates receive the fewest...
McArthur River isn't much to look at from above ground--just a cluster of green, corrugated-metal buildings, a company lodge and an airstrip--but the mine is an industrial marvel. The rocks underground average 21% pure uranium, with pockets as concentrated as 80%, far richer than the typical 1% deposits at other mines. The ore at McArthur River is the richest in the world and is far too radioactive to handle conventionally; the miners extract it by remote control, using giant boring machines and scoop trams instead of pickaxes and shovels...