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...season it is not unusual for the visiting team to bring more fans than ol' Harvard can muster up. And when the topic of Harvard comes up in casual conversation, people are as likely to castigate some element of the Harvard experience as to speak enthusiastically about their future alma mater...

Author: By Talia Milgrom-elcott, | Title: 10,000 Men of... Where? | 11/23/1996 | See Source »

...more specific source of the delicious insouciance that both Galliano and McQueen display may be the alma mater they share: London's Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. It is easily the hottest fashion school in the world, a magnet not only for would-be designers but also for established masters looking to pick up fresh talent for their ateliers. CSM is not the only prominent fashion academy; Britain is known for its tradition of craft and in general supports artisans. But other schools tend toward commercial and technical values, emphasizing the set of a sleeve or production expertise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FASHION: ON THE CUTTING EDGE | 11/11/1996 | See Source »

After taking over the Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation, founded by his father in 1942, the Pforzheimers became benefactors of organizations including New York's Mount Sinai Hospital, Wellesley College, Lincoln Center Institute and their respective alma maters...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Benefactor Pforzheimer Dies at 89 | 11/7/1996 | See Source »

BORN: June 11, 1930, New York City EDUCATION: New York U, B.S., 1957; St. John's U, LL.B., 1960 FAMILY: Wife, Alma; two children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: Army, 1948-52 OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: New York Assembly, 1967-70; U.S. House, 1970- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 5577 Manhattanville Station, New York...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: NEW YORK | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

After an unprecedented series of eight debates, the differences between Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and his Republican challenger, Gov. William F. Weld '66, have become almost as clear as the disparities between their alma maters--Yale and Harvard...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, | Title: Election '96: Kerry vs. Weld | 10/30/1996 | See Source »

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