Hedge fund manager loses 1.6B will "low-risk" strategy
When Boston hedge fund millionaire Jeffrey B. Larson visited a classroom of economics students at his Midwestern alma mater last year, he picked up a marker and diagrammed a low-risk strategy for maximizing profits when investing in a company’s stocks and bonds.
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Retirement Housing, At the Alma Mater
Great idea: retirement housing at universities–great locations, great energy because of the attachment to academia and like minded people.
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Paul Newman s 10 million to aid needy Kenyon students
Actor Paul Newman, arguably the most famous graduate of Kenyon College, has pledged 10 million to help low-income students attend his alma mater.
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LES MILES TO COACH MICHIGAN
According to published reports, barring any unforeseen circumstances, current LSU head football coach Les Miles will take over at Michigan, his alma mater and former employer. Miles played and worked under the legendary Bo Schembechler who passed away just over a year ago. Miles would be taking over for Lloyd Carr who resigned a couple of weeks ago
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Former Speaker T.K. on FSU cheating
Former House Speaker T.K. Wetherell, his university and alma mater stinging from the NCAA cheating investigation into some two dozen athletes’ class cheating, issued a statement of "regret" over the incident. He also outlined changes made to avoid such a problem in the future. See below for the full statement, just released this morning: Florida State University deeply regrets that the misconduct of a few has affected so many. It is important to understand that the violations focused on a poo
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Shinichi ‘Sonny’ Chiba Retires!
Japanese actor Shinichi Chiba, better known to us in the U.S. as Sonny Chiba, has officially retired. According to Variety, the actor is hanging up his black belt for a teacher’s degree.That’s right, the man behind such notorious classics as Street Fighter and Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 plans on returning to his alma mater…
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The Only Guy At Wellesley — Who Says Hillary’s Alma Mater Is All-Women?
Mohammed Osman wanted a lot for his 50Gs — a lot of women. So the Dartmouth student took advantage of an exchange program with Wellesley, and has his own room and private bathroom on the all-girl campus. He likes.
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Liberty Hoopla: Reviving The College Campus Tour
I’m checking in with Liberty Hoopla to let everyone know what I have been up to for the past few months. Having been a college coach for the past 23 years, I am used to being with my team from September through May, so I wanted to take advantage of the off-season break. I have been attending a lot of college practices and observing what other coaches do with their teams. We’re always looking for new, fresh ideas for the team. I’m also using this time for player evaluation in preparation for the
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Doctor brands alma mater on woman’s uterus during operation.
A Kentucky woman claims that a doctor branded her uterus with the initials of his alma mater during an operation to remove the organ last year.
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Save My Oddball Alma Mater
Geez, what did Antioch College ever do to George F. Will? My alma mater is on the skids, gasping for breath, and Will kicks sand in its face ‘ Forfeited Glory,’ op-ed, July 15.
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Before Ponying Up 20 Mil to put your name on Law Schools Ava Maria, Florida International
Florida International University’s Law School has joined Ava Maria Law School in an offer the rich might find seductive: For 20 million, they can get naming rights to these building. They might want to name the facility for their corporate brand, their mothers or even for themselves. But before they pony up the money, they might seriously consider the possibility and indeed the probability that those law schools - and myriad other non-top-ranking law schools - will be sued in the near futu
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What really prompted coach’s move from Mountaineers to Michigan? Telegraph-Forum
Good-bye and good riddance. Those are my heartfelt sentiments toward Rich Rodriguez, who left his alma mater — and mine — for greener pastures. Greener, as in the color of money.
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UMass Amherst Hosts Largest Ever Grateful Dead Conference
I’m so proud of my alma mater. Not.
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What not to do about inequality
HERBERT A. ALLEN’S call in today’s New York Times to redistribute money from richer to poorer colleges and universities is completely mystifying. Here’s the proposal: Harvard or Williams my alma mater have endowments that are well over 500,000 per student. Why not take the colleges whose endowments exceed that per student amount and tax their capital gains? The tax revenue could then be put into a designated pool and distributed pro rata to colleges under the base level. The college with the
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Mizzou star Maclin revels in alma mater’s Turkey Day win Kirkwood-Webster Journal
Former Kirkwood star Jeremy Maclin was on the sidelines Thursday watching his alma mater defeat Webster Groves 49-7 in the traditional Thanksgiving Day game, which was celebrating its 100-year anniversary.
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Mats coach gets past alma mater - Alameda Times-Star
The win marked Matadors coach Dave Brown&39s first win over his prep alma mater. Brown graduated from Pinole Valley in 1986 after playing four seasons for the …
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Letterman visits alma mater to dedicate communication and media
David Letterman returned to Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., to speak at the dedication of the new David Letterman Communications and Media Building. It was the first time he had been on campus since the 1979 Homecoming. Letterman graduated from BSU with a C avg. Article includes a special Top Ten List written specifically for the occasion
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Game Day: My Old Schools
Both of my alma maters almas mater? college football teams are in the top 10 with a shot at playing for the National Championship. It don’t get much better than this! Go Dawgs! Mizzou-rah! Includes an appropriate Steely Dan mp3.
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David Letterman’s Alma Mater Gives Him A Building
Friday, during his top 10 list, David Letterman said it would be convenient to have a building named after him at his alma mater. "Forget your name, just check the building," joked Letterman, who is a Ball State University graduate.
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Jennifer Koski: Jen’s World
&nbspI just returned from a writer’s conference. It was a weeklong indulgence of poetry readings and critique sessions, rousing late-night debates and overnight writing assignments. Held at Bemidji State University — my alma mater — it was also a bit surreal.
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Yale is clearly top of the class - Financial Times
Sir, No self-respecting Yale graduate could accept Harvard graduate Christopher Caldwell&39s fulsome praise of his alma mater in his piece "Class and the …
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Wake Forest assistant looks for victory over alma mater Ohio State - USA Today
CARY, NC AP ?? Jon Lowery never expected his alma mater to wind up facing his new team at the College Cup. The former Ohio State goalkeeper and assistant …
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Student Computer Hacks, Cheaters Hit Elite Prep School Ted Kennedy’s
Milton Academy expelled one student and suspended three others for the rest of the school year after they hacked into the elite private school’s computer system, changed grades and got one test before it was administered. Second bit of trouble for alma mater of Ted Kennedy: last one involved 15-year-old girl and oral sex with 5 hockey players.
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Pastor instrumental in gay marriage ban takes fundraising job
A pastor who helped push for Ohio??s constitutional ban on gay marriage is leaving his church for a fundraising job at his alma mater.
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Cambridge to launch scholarship in Manmohan Singh’s name
In a unique honour to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, his Cambridge alma mater St John’s will launch a scholarship in his name in New Delhi next week to help spot and develop potential Indian leaders in the fields of science and technology, economics and the social sciences.The privately funded Manmohan Singh Scholarship will send three deserv..
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