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Hillary K. Anger '93-'94 said she sponsored the amendment because the vice chair (or "vice president" under the new constitution) establishes a bond with first-time council members that could constitute a conflict of interest. The vice chair usually notifies incoming members of their election, introduces them to the council and answers their questions...
...poet's economy, evoking Jonathan's chaotic century in brief detonations of imagery. Without preachment, Theory of War says slavery involves more than the loss of freedom. It also means life without illusion and a lingering nightmare of anger that can pass from parent to child. That "secret bond," as Brady calls it, may be the most terrible consequence of America's greatest tragedy...
...worst crime there is." And Nesler's sister claimed that Driver, who had a previous conviction for child molestation, had "smirked" when he entered the courtroom. Almost lost in the hubbub was the district attorney, who called the shooting "reprehensible." Nesler, who was freed on $500,000 bond, will enter a plea this week...
...challenge of discount and generic brands. Fears of a price war prompted Wall Street to dump tobacco stocks. Philip Morris shares plunged $14.75, to $49.38, and since the company is among the 30 firms whose stocks are in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, that bellwether index plummeted. A weak bond market and news that the unemployment rate remained at 7% in March helped intensify the rout on the Big Board. The Dow was down nearly 69 points on the day, to close...
...time Columbia Pictures started thinking about filming Barbarians, whose rights had been optioned to veteran producer Ray Stark (The Way We Were) for $700,000, evil junk-bond genius Michael Milken was well on his way to jail, the takeover era was over, and the public backlash against the excesses of the '80s had started in a big way. Moreover, the catastrophic flop of Brian De Palma's adaptation of Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities in 1990 had cooled Hollywood on the idea of making movies set in Manhattan's financial district. Columbia began to shy away from...