Word: burtonizing
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Fentrice D. Driskell ’01 wins the Undergraduate Council’s presidency, along with running mate John A. Burton ’01. The election also slashes the council in size and defeats efforts to increase the $20 student termbill fee, proceeds of which go directly to the council...
...Crimson reports that Burton stole campaign materials from the office of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters’ Alliance. In an episode which draws national headlines, the council later rejects two articles of impeachment and votes not to remove Burton from office...
...including Slender Lady, started in 1997 in Lompoc, Calif., and Ladies Workout Express, launched last year in Atlanta. That trend, combined with the rising number of Curves locations, has some franchisees worried they will soon be fighting not only fat but one another. Karen Morey, 40, who opened her Burton, Mich., Curves last April and has more than 750 customers, says, "I wonder if we're going to saturate the market." Heavin says at current growth rates, the domestic Curves franchises will be sold out next year. There are 500 foreign franchises, in Mexico, Canada and several European countries...
...lucky, every company has at least a few employees like Burton Jenkins. An executive assistant at a large financial-services firm in New York City, Jenkins, 28, is one of those unflappable, capable people who cheerfully work long hours and expect no more extra reward than the satisfaction of doing good work and having it acknowledged. If only that spirit could be inspired in an entire work force...
...points out that many other artists—James Earl Jones, Richard Burton and Carly Simon—have undergone similar transformations...