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...what of Henri Paul, the chauffeur so loaded with alcohol that his vision may have been blurred as he smashed into the Alma tunnel's 13th pillar? Sancton and MacLeod reveal Paul's history of daredevil stunts in passenger planes, and how his final stunt was to drink whiskey-strength aperitifs -- right under the noses of Dodi Fayed's bodyguards. Another irony: Mohammed Al-Fayed, in his first post-crash interview, tells Sancton and MacLeod how he begged Dodi not to go from the rear of the hotel with a substitute driver. Dodi didn't heed Mohammed's advice...
Feeney then retreated from the front pages, declining all interview requests. Friends helped assemble the fragments of his life: born poor in Elizabeth, N.J.; fiercely loyal to his ancestral Ireland and his alma mater, Cornell; a "shabby" dresser who flies coach and does not own a house or car. Reports of Feeney's modest trappings are true, save one--that he wears a $15 watch. A spokesman says it cost five bucks...
...quad, Michigan is Number 1 and smelling the roses after a 20-14 win over Ohio State that may have given Charles Woodson the Heisman. And with the college basketball season barely a week old, we've already got our first upset: Gonzaga, last seen as John Stockton's alma mater, beat Number 5 Clemson...
...Gaudet left Brown in order to return to his alma mater, and with him he brings a newfound excitement and hope for the struggling program...
...notes that underage drinkers who are caught will be subject to discipline by the Administrative Board. Some students prone to adverse-behavior might choose to drink dangerous levels of alcohol and have their stomachs pumped in the emergency room rather than endure possible suspension or probation from their prestigious alma mater. Although this might be an exaggeration, perhaps many students will not fear excess drinking since they are offered a safety net in the form of confidentiality if anything goes wrong...