Por: The Boston Globe Nation December 03, 2022
Harvard University fencing coach Peter Brand and his wife were struggling to pay their bills in 2012 when she sent a flurry of e-mails warning him to stop using his debit card because they had “almost no money” in their bank account, according to court filings.By the end of that year, prosecutors allege, Brand struck a secret deal with a wealthy Maryland businessman that could help him with his debts: He would help the businessman’s two... + full article
The Boston Globe USA Nation December 07, 2022
Former Harvard University fencing coach Peter Brand expected a $7.5 million kickback from a wealthy Maryland businessman in exchange for helping his two sons get admitted to the elite school as fencing recruits and then complained when the initial payment was only $100,000, a... + más
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Associated Press USA Life December 06, 2022
BOSTON (AP) — A wealthy Maryland businessman bought the run-down home of Harvard’s fencing coach for well above its value, bankrolled the renovation of his $1 million condo and helped pay the coach’s bills in a scheme to secure coveted spots for his sons at the elite... + más
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Los Angeles Times USA Life December 06, 2022
There is something about the sport of fencing that no one tells you. Not at first. Sometimes it hurts. Though the blades have no sharp points or edges, though you wear a uniform of heavy cloth, a direct shot to the chest or occasional whack on the forearm can deliver wincing... + más
Fencing Can Be Six-Figure Expensive, but It Wins in College Admissions | The New York Times
The Boston Globe USA Business December 02, 2022
For years, the American Repertory Theater hasn’t had a dedicated rehearsal space, sending cast and crew to theaters in Boston and New York to rehearse their award-winning musicals and productions.With the A.R.T.’s newly proposed center in Allston, that’s set to... + más
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Chicago Sun Times USA Sports October 28, 2022
It’s not fancy, wire fencing around green stakes to protect plantings—dogwood, elderberry, chokecherry, American plum, hazelnut, etc.—by volunteers at LaBagh Woods. Scrappers don’t target the fencing and posts, so why would somebody damage or remove them? And who? It... + más
Mystery surrounds WWII-era 'ghost boat' found in drought-stricken California lake | ABC News
The New York Times USA Nation October 17, 2022
At the Manhattan Fencing Center, the athletes don’t look much like the swashbuckling heroes in the movies. There are no daring leaps or flips, no slashing or gallivanting around the room. Instead, young fencers methodically attack and parry along a long, narrow strip of floor.... + más
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Fox Business USA Business October 14, 2022
Harvard University professor Kenneth Rogoff weighs in on the data that revealed a contraction in the U.S. economy in the second quarter. Harvard University’s endowment has posted its first year of negative returns since 2016. The Ivy League school’s endowment posted a in... + más
Harvard, Other Elite Universities Saw Endowments Slide In Fiscal Year 2022 | Forbes
World's largest academic endowment lost money for the first time since 2016 | CNN
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