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...Primal Scream tradition, or Timothy Leary’s LSD experiments. The two rising seniors became motivated to start their project when they learned Harvard would not offer summer tours until June 24. They initially lacked money and housing, but nonetheless moved forward with giving tours of the richest university in the world and its historic buildings. “We started out with zero capital and homemade signs,” said Jones. “For the first two weeks...because there was no housing here [immediately following move-out], we were living...

Author: By Nicholas A. Ciani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Tour With a Twist: Primal Scream and More | 7/7/2006 | See Source »

There aren't many clubs harder to join than the G-8. You have to be at the top of the global heap: one of the very richest industrialized countries, potent enough to help steer the world's economy. And you're supposed to be a functioning democracy too. So when Vladimir Putin opens this year's G-8 summit next weekend at the sumptuous Palace of Congresses overlooking the sea 15 km from St. Petersburg, the famously stone-faced Russian President can be forgiven a brief flicker of a smile. The former kgb officer in East Germany will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia's New World Order | 7/2/2006 | See Source »

...export. Earlier this year, the company announced plans to open convenience stores based on the Tesco Express format on the West Coast of the U.S. in 2007. Tesco will initially commit $460 million a year to the project, in the hope of finally getting its piece of the richest grocery market in the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Testing Tesco's Reach | 7/2/2006 | See Source »

Ellison–whose total net worth is approximately $16 billion and is the 15th richest person in the world, according to Forbes–also announced this week that he will donate $100 million dollars to the Ellison Medical Foundation. That donation was part of an unusual settlement to an insider-trading lawsuit filed by Oracle shareholders after Ellison made $900 million through selling Oracle stock just before its price fell...

Author: By Evan H. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ellison Pulls Plug on $115 Million Gift | 6/28/2006 | See Source »

...said to be one of the world's richest people. Just how rich are you? If you know how rich you are, my dear, then you're not really rich. Frankly, I don't want to put numbers [out there], I don't want to attract any more lawsuits. The vultures want a piece of the Marcos meat, watching every figure mentioned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions: Imelda Marcos | 6/26/2006 | See Source »

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