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...never get reviewed by him.5. FM: How do you both like working out of Harvard?JW: I think both of us feel all the intellectual benefits of academia and also the risks to the kinds of non-academic lives that we decided upon years ago. For me, this primarily involved the romance of trying to live by the pen, trying to make a salary from writing words. Obviously academics do that in a different way—but I never want to lose that primary business of essentially being a journalist, a word I’m happy and proud...
...added that the University will not renege upon any previous financial commitments...
...institutions of learning. In this way, donations from men like Harkness and Rockefeller are crucial. Rather, the problem lies in an irrational glorification of these ideals—naming opportunities or a demand for unreasonable results, for example—that imposes the values and accomplishments of the philanthropist upon the beneficiary...
...well, because your coach and the team had confidence in you,” Barton-Kettleborough adds. “It’s like a double edged sword,” she concludes, as Abbott chimes in simultaneously on the final word.The freshman girls look forward to building upon their teamwork and skills in their future seasons together.“I’m really looking forward to just being on the team with you guys for the next four years,” Barton-Kettleborough says sentimentally to her teammates.Despite blocking separately, the girls sit around...
...Nashville's newly opened Hutton Hotel claims to be the city's first green hotel. To entice you to stay at the eco-friendly digs, located near the Vanderbilt University campus, the Hutton is offering a grand-opening two-night weekend package, "With Love from Nashville," which includes champagne upon arrival, a candlelit dinner for two at the hotel's restaurant, plus a complimentary martini, breakfast and a $5 gift card from Amazon.com - use it to download any country western song you hear around town, the home of the Grand Ol' Opry. Rates start at $479 and are valid Friday...