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...between Faculty members and the University in the coming days. Judith L. Ryan, a professor of German and comparative literature, said after the meeting that she believed the Faculty responded well to Faust’s message and that decline of the markets has resonated even in the ivory tower. “I would hope that they’re reassured by the fact that we’re paying attention and that we have our eyes on the issues,” Faust said in a brief interview after the meeting. —Staff writer Maxwell...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child and Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Faust Warns Faculty On Finance | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...British child who matriculates takes one step nearer to a class ghetto, whether the gated community, the neatly clipped suburb or the council tower block. Nicola's nursery mates are no exception: the Bentley babies have since decamped to schools that charge fees of about $22,000 a year. Those parents pious or savvy enough to attend church have a shot at getting their kids into a state-funded religious school, for decades a refuge of the aspirational classes. Rising private-school fees - up over 40% in the last five years - have triggered a groundswell of faithful behavior...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stuck in Class | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

...proposed Charlesview plan has an average density of 55 units per acre, and includes one 10-story tower on the north side of Western Avenue and a series of four- and six-story buildings on the Brighton Mills site on a total of 6.9 acres of land. The 10-story building consists of 118 condominiums, and lower-elevation buildings contain 282 affordable housing units. The current Charlesview apartments consists of 213 units on 4.5 acres of land...

Author: By Nan Ni, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Profs Weigh in on Charlesview Design | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

...Zogran said that he supports a more even mix of affordable and market-rate units between the condo tower and the lower-rise in order to promote social equity...

Author: By Nan Ni, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Profs Weigh in on Charlesview Design | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

...September 11, 2001, even as the disintegration of flaming towers forced terrified New Yorkers to flee the disaster site, thousands of medical volunteers began streaming in from the other direction. Driven by impulse and raw instinct, some already adorned in scrubs and stethoscopes, the volunteers converged on Ground Zero. But, for the most part, their inspiration was met with irony. Not only were tower survivors few in number, but the unfamiliarity of the volunteers to local emergency leaders compounded confusion for all. While some of these heroic volunteers ultimately tended to the injured, most were turned away. Eventually...

Author: By Howard Koh | Title: Out of the Ashes | 10/19/2008 | See Source »

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