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Harold has worked for the past four years with Project Reality, an organization that encourages youth to avoid risk behaviors like sex, drugs and alcohol...

Author: By Ebonie D. Hazle, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Law School Admit Captures Miss America Crown | 9/24/2002 | See Source »

...heard of so-called socially responsible mutual funds; now comes one that's just the opposite, with its holdings concentrated in alcohol, tobacco, gambling and military contracting. Mutuals.com a money manager based in Dallas, calls its new investing vehicle the Vice Fund. And its strategy is no joke. Over the past five years, stocks from the sectors represented in the Vice Fund have, in aggregate, appreciated about four times as much as the S&P 500--and nearly 11 times as much as those in the Domini 400 index of socially responsible stocks. While more than 90% of the Vice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Briefing: Sep. 23, 2002 | 9/23/2002 | See Source »

...audience] needs to care about your characters." One of Ayckbourn's great gifts is the ability to create people whose flaws are both maddening and charming. Best of all is the boyfriend's mother in RolePlay, superbly performed by Jacqueline King. Perpetually drunk, she mortifies everyone with alcohol-drenched insults. Yet among the hypocritical company, her honesty is refreshing. Which brings us to Rule No. 54: "Casting is everything." Ayckbourn's ensemble is uniformly fabulous. In particular Alison Pargeter moves from sniveling schoolgirl through Bridget Jones-style lonelyheart to damaged woman, impressive in each incarnation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Farce by the Book | 9/23/2002 | See Source »

Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 said the general manager of HSA, Bob Rombauer, asked that the group withdraw its sponsorship of the party. Managers at the Kong said that, even though the party would be run by certified bartenders, Rombauer was concerned about alcohol being served...

Author: By Sarah M. Seltzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HSA Cancels Its Birthday Bash | 9/20/2002 | See Source »

...We’ve been planning this party for a month and a half,” said Greg, who refused to give his last name. “But [Rombauer] didn’t find out that there was alcohol involved until yesterday...

Author: By Sarah M. Seltzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HSA Cancels Its Birthday Bash | 9/20/2002 | See Source »

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