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...Harvard has negotiated extensively with the city about the benefits that the University will provide to the community. Harvard and Boston are currently nearing an agreement that would provide Allston with up to $24 million in benefits. While Princeton’s preliminary plans to renovate nearly 40 percent of its campus by 2016 were released in January, a 180-page book released Monday, “Princeton Campus Plan: The Next Ten Years and Beyond,” details the complete proposal. “Princeton University’s campus is one of its most precious assets...
It’s a mad, mad world. Literally. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a part of the Department of Health and Human Services, estimates that in a given year, 26.2 percent of Americans 18 and older suffer from a mental illness. That’s one in four of all of us. In the words of Rita Mae Brown, “Think of your three best friends. If they’re okay, then it?...
...Even if you’re fortunate enough to have a crazy friend, you aren’t in the clear. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in the United States, the likelihood that a person will develop some mental disorder during his lifetime is 48.6 percent. Although this data may go a long way towards explaining political phenomena in the United States, it is nonetheless not very reassuring that one-half of Americans are at some time certifiably bonkers—especially given our liberal gun laws. The problem isn’t just that we are crazy...
...initiative also eliminates the need for student loans by lowering the typical student contribution from $6,100 to $4,500, which students can cover with work-study or outside scholarships. Under the program, the average family contribution for students receiving financial aid in 2008 will fall 16 percent. The initiative will go into effect for the upcoming academic year. The maximum contribution by families earning between $60,000 and $100,000 will be $15,683 for both student contribution and room and board. Under the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative, undergraduates whose families earn between $60,000 and $120,000 will...
...just five programs to appear in four consecutive NCAA tournaments during that span.Tillman replaces Scott Anderson, whose 20-year tenure ended last summer when was named Harvard assistant director of athletics.“[Tillman] has revived our program and everyone’s behind him 100 percent,” tri-captain Brooks Scholl said. “We think he’s going to take Harvard to be a top five team eventually...he pushes us hard, past our comfort level, so I think he’s going to be really positive for Harvard...