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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Senior Gift claims to be a way to express the senior class' collective gratitude for an enriching four years. Yet after expenses such as processing the donations, handing out free "Senior Gift 2000" yo-yos to all 1,600-plus seniors and throwing an open bar party at the Charles Hotel for its over 200 volunteers, the total amount donated to Harvard is minuscule. In the last decade, the average total Senior Gift (before expenses are accounted for) was $37,600. Compared to the $14 billion endowment, its impact on the College is minor...
...last year's Senior Gift specific to a scholarship fund was a good first step, but further student choice could be instituted. History concentrators could write a check to the department as a token of gratitude for stimulating tutorials. Students who enjoyed the exhibits in the Fogg Museum could express their thanks in the same way. Instead, the current Senior Gift lumps together all the donations and hands them over to the College, giving students no control over how their donations are used. Undoubtedly the money will be used to benefit future students and improve the College, but students...
...when the friendly Senior Gift volunteers come a-knocking, pause before you pull out your checkbook. Think about the countless other charities that would benefit from your $50 contribution. There are many ways to express your gratitude to Harvard. Donating to the Senior Gift is probably not the best...
...needed to be alone, and the only place I could go was the bathroom, and by fate, I somehow ended up in that wonderful stall. What amazes me so much is the raw honestly of the writings. It's a place where things are understood, where you can express those things you only think when the Harvard world goes away for a moment and you have time to look inside yourself...
CHARGE IT? Even the IRS takes plastic now. They'll let you pay your tax bill with Master Card, American Express or Discover. The benefit: you can collect reward points on some cards. Then there's the psychological advantage of not owing Uncle Sam. But if you need some time to pay off your tax bill, Uncle Sam may have the better deal. He'll only charge you 8% interest. The average fixed-rate credit card is 15.38%, and there is an extra 2.5% (on average) fee on the amount borrowed for paying with a credit card...