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Yuppies are dedicated to the twin goals of making piles of money and achieving perfection through physical fitness and therapy. The Yuppie wakes to a digital alarm, sets down the dog food for the akita and jogs for the beta-endorphins before putting in a typically grueling day at the office, followed by an hour of therapy and meeting of the condo board. There is no time for sex, so for many Yuppies celibacy is a way of life. Yuppies eat tortellini, tuna sashimi and chefs salad, and favor restaurants with ceiling fans and dark green walls. No instant food...
...native of New York City, Gilligan graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Swarthmore College and holds an A.M. degree in clinical Psychology and a Ph.D. from Harvard...
...heart research continues, the ability to buy time improves. In the mid-1970s, the availability of beta blockers, a class of drugs that help reduce the burden on the heart, made it possible for certain patients to postpone or avoid surgery altogether. Patients may also benefit from the introduction in the U.S. two years ago of substances called calcium channel blockers, which can reduce blood pressure, relieve some types of angina and help the heart work more efficiently...
...present is the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation of Flint, Mich., which has given a grant to Smith for the education of mothers on welfare. Since 1975, Rothman has raised $2 million, and the money, she says, has been well spent because Adas are achievers: 20% graduate Phi Beta Kappa, and 34% win honors...
Bowdon Prize; room 13: Student to Student. Junior Phi Beta Kappa, Secretary House Comm. Summer School Proctor...