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...lightly. University Hall understands the hardship this will mean for undergraduates, and we are all making sacrifices. For example, at a recent faculty meeting, the champagne was arguably subpar. As a symbol of our shared sacrifice, the statue of John Harvard will be meticulously chiseled down to a smaller size in proportion to the budget cut, at a cost of $2.6 million. Since improvements like this, and all the amenities of Harvard life, do not come cheaply, we ask for your kind, tax-deductible donation...

Author: By Nathaniel H. Stein | Title: Additional Budget Cuts | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...frail old grandmothers thrown out of their Orlando condos; money managers walking into their own clever booby traps ended up in the red and out of work. The stimulus package, our best option, seemed more of a quick-fix to placate the masses—like those one-size-fits-all T-shirts doled out to the summer camp brat pack—than a sensitive economic instrument. But that only speaks to the confusion at the capitol and to our continued willingness to accept with hope whatever’s given...

Author: By Jessica A. Sequeira | Title: Looking On the Bright Side | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...oversize, overweight or excess baggage from June 6 to Aug. 25 on flights from the U.S. to Grenada, Jamaica, Haiti, Ecuador, the Bahamas, Mexico, Puerto Rico and other destinations in the Caribbean and Central and South America. Passengers will be allowed one carry-on bag, with a maximum size of 45 linear inches and a maximum weight of 40 lb. Checked luggage weighing between 51 and 70 pounds will cost $50 per bag. Sports equipment, such as golf bags, surfboards and other items, can be counted as part of the total checked-bag allowance, but you may have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summer Travel: Hotels for Under $100 | 6/1/2009 | See Source »

...wasn't the size of the U.S. budget deficits - or how much Treasury debt China now buys - that made Tim Geithner blush in Beijing this morning. During his maiden visit to China as U.S. Treasury Secretary, Geithner visited Peking University to give a speech and answer a series of probing questions from students. The school - "Beida," as the Chinese call it - is probably the country's premier university, and in 1981, after his sophomore year at Dartmouth, Geithner did an eight-week program in Mandarin there. After his speech today, one of his old teachers produced a photo of Geithner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Geithner's Asia Background Shows on His China Trip | 6/1/2009 | See Source »

...Ilha do Sal, one of the Cape Verde Islands. Five planes, two helicopters and three boats are involved in the initial search for it, and the French have sent up a military plane from Dakar, Senegal. Brazilian officials cautioned that the search area could be three times the size of Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Brought Down Air France Flight 447? | 6/1/2009 | See Source »

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