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...breakfast: “I am a huge fan of hot breakfast, and the fact that they took it away was very, very...
...extreme uncertainty in our economy and a level of volatility and dysfunction in many types of investments that went well beyond all previous experience,” wrote Mendillo, who took the helm at HMC only last summer. The decline—the largest ever experienced at HMC, which manages Harvard’s endowment—was not unexpected, and administrators have been planning for a 30 percent decline since December. Many peer institutions have been anticipating similar losses...
...Many students have said that the enhanced Brain Break does not make up for the loss of hot breakfast, which was a casualty of the $77 million budget cuts FAS announced in May. “I am a huge fan of hot breakfast, and the fact that they took it away was very, very sad,” said Chris J. Loney ’11. In light of last night’s service, though, Emily M. Orlins ’11 said she was satisfied with the healthier offerings. “The last couple of days...
...helpful, but only at an elementary level.” On the other hand, Rebecca K. Gilmore ’12 said she thought the program was effective. She said it was a great program, especially for those with enough dedication to log in on a weekly basis. Gilmore took Italian through Rosetta Stone because her undergraduate course schedule would not allow her to take any more languages. Though she said she understands why the funding for free access to Rosetta Stone had to be cut, she said that she “would like to be able to think...
...part of the cutback on operation costs. “We’re closing some of our facilities for more hours than in the past but no additional charges,” Henry said. “We had to make significant reduction in our department and we took it very seriously. We did what we had to do.” —Staff writer Brian A. Campos can be reached at bcampos@fas.harvard.edu...