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...that when these people finally arrive, the restaurant will be able to offer them the convenience of home delivery. But that hasn't happened yet. Many of the people who live and work in this are now probably can't even afford to eat at First Street, let alone solicit delivery...
Harvard has contracted a top architect to explore the possibility of constructing a student center in Memorial Hall for the purpose of housing a freshman dining hall and student groups. The administration still must formalize the plans and solicit funding for the project. If Harvard is planning a bona fide student center, the University deserves accolades. But if the administration only intends to replace the Freshman Union--a mess hall, with underutilized and meager social facilities--that would be a distortion of what undergraduates want from a student center...
...Huidekoper and FAS Assistant Dean Candace R. Corvey offer a different assessment, saying that because Harvard is able to solicit outside gifts for scholarships and financial aid, some students don't subsidize other students. A recent FAS fund drive that hoped to raise $24 million for scholarships ultimately reaped $37.6 million...
Under the plan, which was formally established earlier this month, Harvard will solicit approximately $30 million from six to eight corporations and invest the money through a network of affiliated companies. The series of companies will give the University 10 percent of the profits, without Harvard having any control over what research is marketed. Harvard officials said all profits will be invested in further research...
...project made public last week, Harvard plans to solicit approximately $30 million worth of investments from outside corporations for a limited partnership called Medical Science Partners. This company will then invest in the process of making laboratory discoveries into marketable products...