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...school libraries. Other cities, including Chicago and Providence, R.I., have adopted the approach in individual neighborhoods, but no other city has thought about attempting it across the board. "It will be a quantum leap," says Steven Bingler, head of Concordia LLC, a New Orleans--based architecture and planning firm that has been spearheading the effort. "And it will be one of those things that it took a hurricane to get there...
...grow fuel than for us to go around starting wars to get it," says Nelson, who concedes that cars powered by his diesel blend emit fumes that can smell like French fries. Vehicles that run on grease have crossed the Atlantic too. Trucks used by the British supermarket firm ASDA advertise the slogan THIS VEHICLE IS POWERED BY CHICKEN...
...open letter to the Harvard community that divestment could be justified in extreme circumstances where the investments “work in significant ways to further improper ends or to uphold unethical principles.”Bok wrote that universities “may refuse to invest in firms that depend heavily on conditions or practices of an immoral nature.”Last April, Bok’s views were cited by the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (ACSR)—a group of students and faculty that advises the Corporation, Harvard’s highest body...
...achievements keep materializing on campus and in students’ lives. The Harvard Financial Aid Initiative has deepened our commitment to social mobility in a country with increasingly calcified social structures. The Office of International Programs now thoroughly encourages international experiences. With the recent appointment of a German architectural firm, we now have concrete steps toward a new campus in Allston. The Curricular Review, the Women’s Center (whatever that will be), popularized Freshmen Seminars, and others, populate the list of achievements of Harvard’s prime Diet Coke addict. Because of your long-term vision...
...stake the Tigers to a narrow 40-39 lead in the see-saw battle. From that moment on, however, Harvard went on a tear. With Michael Beal knifing through the lane for two acrobatic three-point plays, Matt Stehle grabbing every rebound in sight, and the defense staying firm on the perimeter, the Crimson built up as much as an eight-point edge, and fashioned a seemingly solid six-point cushion with 1:17 remaining when big man Brian Cusworth converted a pair of free throws. From there, Harvard pulled a Jacobellis. That is to say, minus the snow...