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...first people to receive Peninsula's scorn are all those who are non-heterosexual. The Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Student Association (BGLSA) and its sometimes political arm, the Strategic Offense Society, are deemed evil because they are "manifestly opposed to traditional Christian values," not to mention "their never-ending quest for special privileges...such as office space." Christian values according to whom? And where in the Christian Bible is hatred considered laudatory? Isn't the Golden Rule to "love thy neighbor?" It seems that Peninsula's world view, like that of the Catholic Church during the Spanish Inquisition, comprehends legitimacy...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: Naming Names: Peninsula's Fascists | 10/15/1996 | See Source »

...principals rose from lunch in the White House, Netanyahu began talking quietly with Arafat. Then he put his arm around Arafat and drew him away from the others into a corner where they could speak privately. American negotiator Dennis Ross had proposed earlier that the talks on Hebron begin at Erez, a checkpoint between Israel and the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. But when he and Arafat rejoined the group, Netanyahu said they had agreed the negotiations should start Sunday, after the Muslim and Jewish sabbaths on Friday and Saturday. In spite of the willingness to go ahead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INSIDE THE SUMMIT | 10/14/1996 | See Source »

...that sport a picture of your dog, sterner messages are being delivered by many issuers. Faced with soaring delinquencies and smarter consumers in a glutted $700 billion marketplace, lenders are suddenly jacking up interest rates, slapping on new fees and pulling back benefits. In September, GE Capital, the finance arm of General Electric, warned holders of its GE Rewards MasterCard to expect a $25 annual penalty unless they racked up some interest-bearing debt. Two weeks later General Motors chopped in half the discounts that holders of its gold cards can get when purchasing new GM cars and trucks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STRINGS ATTACHED | 10/14/1996 | See Source »

...quick examination of the cranium and broken jawbone the coroner brought him last July. But Chatters wanted to know more. So he went to the banks of the Columbia River, where two college students had come across the skull, and managed to find most of the skeleton. The arm and leg bones suggested that the dead man came from genetic stock very different from that of the Indians who have lived in that part of the country for centuries. Chatters figured he had the body of an early settler or trader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BONES OF CONTENTION | 10/14/1996 | See Source »

More than once, Wispelwey swayed so wildly with the music that his feet came off the floor for noticeable intervals. As a performer he was mesmerizing to watch, gingerly holding the bow and creating grand embellished circles with his arm as if to give his phrasing one last master's touch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cellist Wispelwey Gigues Till You Drop | 10/10/1996 | See Source »

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