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Long before Watergate confirmed the worst fears of his enemies, Nixon was a perfect model for caricature. Foes saw him as a rootless mutant, sui generis, combining McCarthy's feral atavism with Machiavelli's cunning intellect. Friends perceived him as a courageous champion of basic American values. They remain united in the belief that he suffered a martyr's fate at the hands of the liberal aristocracy whose reign he challenged. For years, Watergate gave the bashers the better of the argument...
That blunt diagnosis is typical of Sachs, 34, an economics wunderkind who was a tenured professor at 29 and has become a champion of debt relief for developing countries. He first gained renown for his advice to Bolivia, which slashed its inflation rate from more than 20,000% in 1985 to 15% today. When Sachs visited Argentina last June, talk-show hosts rushed to schedule interviews. In a single hectic week last month, Sachs was in Peru and Brazil and then jetted to Warsaw, where he advises the new government...
Appearances included routines by national champions pair figure skaters Kristi Yamaguchi and Rudy Galindo, 1989 Canadian silver medalist Michael Slipchuk and two time Olympic and five time world champion skating legends Oleg and Ludmila Protopopov. Celebrity co-hosts 1979 World Champions and five-time national figure skating champions TaiBabilonia and Randy Gardner also appeared...
Some of the better athletes at MIT have transfered from other schools in order to get the superior academic training that MIT offers. Bill Singhose, who is the Division III decathalon champion, transfered from Oregon State to run track for the Engineers. Shane Lahousse, a halfback on the MIT football team and transfer from the Air Force Academy, won a Division III National Player of the Week award last year...
Senior Yvonne Grierson, a member of the varsity women's swimming team, also decided to attend MIT for the academics. She was the Division III national champion in the 100 butterfly and the 100 freestyle during her sophmore and junior years. Another woman athlete, Lisa Arel, was fourth overall in last year's NCAA all-around gymnastics championships...