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...lights dim and the music blares, as Sonia S. Dara ’12 struts out onto the catwalk in a flashing black and gold outfit, opening Eleganza 2009 with a bang. She is one of the many models, professional and amateur, that make up Harvard’s fast-growing fashion scene...
...forecast. It is not in the model because it has not happened since the recession of the 1980s and employment improved fairly quickly after hitting a peak at just over 10%. That recession twenty five years ago was not as bad as this one, at least according to experts. Amateur economists might believe that a worse recession would probably cause worse unemployment...
...they do so, they will find themselves keeping company with a computer-generated horned frog, an eclectic cast of celebrities and a smattering of unknown but photogenic kids. Prince Charles' deadpan double act with the frog betrays the relish for thespian activities that enticed him to star in amateur dramatics as an undergraduate at Cambridge University. His sons William and Harry drafted a couple of mates - James Bond star Daniel Craig and soul diva Joss Stone - into the lineup, and also put in an appearance themselves. With such a proliferation of princes, the frog - present in every frame - remains unkissed...
...People tend to have a negative view of boxing,” said Jonathan K. Nguyen ’09, the club’s other co-president. “But this is Olympic amateur-style boxing. And amateur is a different style...
...amateur boxing, fighters wear head protection and bouts are much shorter than in professional boxing. The emphasis in the sport is on scoring points, rather than knocking one’s opponent out, and organizers stressed the relative safety of the event...