September

11Holiday stress takes on new meaning for some new Harvard students, as first-year move-in weekend coincides with the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays. Harvard officials make modifications to move-in schedules, but Hillel leaders say the confluence still makes for a difficult weekend.

13 Harvard and the City of Boston reach a resolution in a two-year battle over what the University owes the city in lieu of taxes. The University agrees to pay $40 million over 20 years.

15 Hoping to improve student involvement in House life, the College announces it will halve the maximum size of blocking groups from 16 to eight starting with the Class of 2003.

22 A semester-long student survey reveals widespread dissatisfaction with Undergraduate Health Services. Overall levels of satisfaction remain low, with just 58 percent of students rating their care as good or better.

22 Harvard announces that for the first time in six years it has fallen short of projected investment returns from its multibillion-dollar endowment. Overall, Harvard's endowment investments earn 12.2 percent in the last year, seven percentage points less than the goal set by Harvard's money managers.

22 Harvard says it will sell a low-income housing development in Roxbury to the development's tenants' association for $66 million.

26 The Reverend Billy Graham, 80 years old and suffering from Parkinson's disease, delivers an evangelical oration tailored for undergraduates at Memorial Church's morning service. Graham is greeted by a standing-room-only crowd of more than 1,500--including students who spent the night on the church's front steps to get a seat.

29 In order to meet increasing demands for research facilities, Harvard Medical School unveils plans to construct a $250 to $300 million research complex in the Longwood Medical Area. Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2000 or early 2001.