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Building one is no cakewalk, however. Sites are difficult to acquire. Prospective residents must spend years in long meetings with architects, bureaucrats and neighborhood groups. They must be willing to put up thousands in advance for units that cost slightly more than mainstream condos. (One-bedroom Southside flats went for $87,000, though the city provided generous loans to the cash poor. Homeowners' dues range from $100 to $150 a month.) And the endless meetings continue after everyone moves in. Instead of delegating to a board of directors or voting, Southside residents, like most cohousers, make every decision by consensus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle-Class Communes | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

...somewhat embarrassing Yale report card, which only added fuel to the fire of skepticism that George W. can confront the sticky politics that come along with the Oval Office. But if he can endure Americans mocking him and publicly doubting his intelligence, then maybe global affairs will be a cakewalk...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, | Title: Performing for the Public Eye | 11/9/1999 | See Source »

...recent history is any indication, tomorrow's match up against a weak Dartmouth squad may be anything but a cakewalk for the Crimson. It struggled to maintain a 34-3 halftime lead against Fordham, and eked out a 13-6 win over Princeton on a last-second touchdown plunge...

Author: By Kevin E. Meyers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Football Faces Deceptively Tough Dartmouth Tomorrow | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

...while radio stations and glamorous hotels of course bought into the "Millennium Baby" frenzy by sponsoring romantic excursions, you've got to think about that poor kid. Because their lives are going to make "The Truman Show" look like a cakewalk. In fact, the first baby of the new millennium probably will have a camera following them around to document their life--after the obvious success of "The Truman Show," it's practically a given. In fact, I am surprised that that simply charming couple from San Diego hadn't already lined up a production team. What San Diego couple...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Y2K Compliant Conception | 4/20/1999 | See Source »

...tribute to Harvard's ability that it got this win in spite of itself. But for my stomach's sake, guys, please get the Red out and advance to the ECAC Semis like the cakewalk that these games ought...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: A Queasy Stomach | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

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