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...things that they really care about,” Mark Hissey ’84 explains, adding that donors do not necessarily question the responsibility of University leaders—instead, an inherent level of suspicion arises when giving to what some perceive as a “slush fund.”Fundraising numbers for the current fiscal year are not yet available, and the numbers for May and June—which comprise the final push for class reunion fundraising—typically boost year-end results. Thus far, University administrators say that donors have been receptive...
...Since its revenues for the first quarter of this year were almost 61% lower than they were for the same period last year, the news is not that surprising. But it's still a spectacular flameout for a title that started with such fanfare - and a reported $100 million slush fund - a mere 21 issues ago. Where did all the money...
...study-abroad experience is currently a headache of deadlines, paperwork, and endless trips to the registrar. Yet, as I trudge through the slush of Cambridge, eager for the day I step on a plane, sophomore friends of mine at other universities are already in the actual abroad part of their experience—my Facebook newsfeed is flooded daily with photos from Italy, Mexico, and Tanzania...
...this policy is consideration of our faculty? Some faculty may be lucky enough to reside in Cambridge, but what about those who have built their nests further out, with houses in Newton, flats in Peabody, and apartments in Winchester? Instead of having a day full of delays, distractions, and slush in the hallways, Harvard should make its snow day policy more lenient for convenience, peace of mind, and respect of a New England staple...
...encyclopedia of superstition and folklore notes that, if you look down a well on Valentine’s Day, you may see the face of your sweetheart. In Cambridge, where wells are hard to come by, the vision is likelier to appear in a frigid puddle of slush. There you might catch a glimpse of the distressed face of your date as he or she contemplates the next block’s worth of sidewalk acrobatics...