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...sepia-toned photographs of all-male editors hang above the fireplace, observing—from a bygone era—the activities of the publication today. This balance between revering history and promoting the avant-garde is what distinguishes the Advocate from other literary magazines and allows it to seek out the most innovative content...
...Aqil Sajjad, a Harvard graduate student, also said that Abdul-Basser’s statements were “totally wrong, definitely out of line for somebody in that position. I wouldn’t go and seek religious advice from one who is saying this...
...that maximizes what we are able to do on a sustainable basis.” The program was launched in fiscal year 2006, while endowment returns were high and payout was falling consistently short of Harvard’s 5 percent target, leading University leaders to seek new methods to increase spending from the endowment. But the recent decision to continue accepting new projects comes amidst a dramatic decline in the value of the endowment, which has pushed the projected payout rate for next year to over 6 percent—the highest the University has seen in over...
...some of the prosecution's choices have left certain legal observers wondering just how strong the case is. The prosecution, for instance, decided not to seek charges against Blagojevich's wife Patti - a fact that surprised many, since she too is named throughout the charges. "It could be seen as the government going too far even if they do have the goods on her," notes Smith, who adds that indicting Patti Blagojevich could leave their children with two jailed parents. "You have to draw the line somewhere, and perhaps dragging in the wife would bring up the sympathy factor that...
...appears that there is a pattern of the prosecution going for a judge that might go their way. If you're Cellini, do you really want to be tried with Blagojevich?" Indeed, Dan Webb, a former U.S. Attorney and Cellini's lawyer, has stated that his client will seek a separation of the cases...