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...works the same way with men in this city. You think you're talking to a college student, what with his rock 'n' roll T-shirt, his skateboard, his bong collection, and his extensive knowledge of low-fi British indie music, then you find out he's fifty-eight, with six kids and three percent of Google. What do these people do to themselves?...When I tell people my age in L.A., they can't believe it. But you look so much older, they try hard...
...also intriguing because of the “public-private investment fund” included in Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s recent proposal. The potentially $1 trillion vehicle would aim to combine public and private capital to buy toxic assets from banks. Though widely criticized in its eight days of life, the fund may succeed in attracting private investors—but only if Geithner offers more specifics to incentivize private financing and subdue historic antagonism between private and public sectors, which is traditionally worse in times of crisis...
...Overall, we’re getting better playing under pressure, and that’s invaluable,” assistant coach Andrew Rueb said. As the Crimson prepares to defend its Ivy League title, it showed healthy progress with a championship win in a pool that included Ancient Eight opponents as well as St. John’s (3-2) and Boston College. HARVARD 4, COLUMBIA 3With a quick turnaround after back-to-back victories in earlier rounds, Harvard defeated Columbia (4-2) to take the championship. Freshman Alistair Felton provided the clinching game with...
...first time this season, the Crimson wrestlers (4-10, 1-2 Ivy) competed at home. In front of supportive and enthusiastic Harvard fans, the squad took on tough opponents in American International College, Brown and Wagner. On Friday night, Harvard recorded a decisive victory over AIC, winning eight of nine matches and outscoring the Yellow Jackets, 34-3. The following afternoon, Harvard wrestled well against Brown, winning five of eight matches. But despite strong performances the Crimson fell to the Bears 25-16, largely due to two forfeits. Only a few hours after wrestling Brown on Saturday afternoon, the Harvard...
...It’s easy to do that when the endowment is up eight or 12 percent,” Clair said. “It’s much harder when the growth is not there...