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Most of what Alexander did was shepherd me through decisions. There are two basic shapes of shirt?regular cut for suits and slim cut for jeans?but close to a dozen collars and even more cuffs. In the end, I went slim cut, basic cutaway collar, no pocket, no monogram and cocktail cuff, which Alexander described as "the cuff for anyone with James Bond aspirations." Fabric choices were pretty basic. Most colors were represented, and there were a few interesting patterns, but the real decision was about thread count?100, 170 or 200, each of which had a corresponding price...
...from 2.6% in 1998 and nearly double the national average. In inner-city neighborhoods, the level rises to nearly 60% for working-age males. With only half of adults earning more than a high school diploma, the city's residents aren't well matched for the white-collar jobs most common today. The number of able men wandering the streets in the daytime is striking...
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 urged an auditorium of mostly Latino undegraduates yesterday to help increase diversity at Harvard by participating in ongoing efforts to recruit minorities. Recalling his own undergraduate background as an “ambassador from the blue-collar world,” Fitzsimmons said that one of the more effective recruiting techniques is to have future applicants meet Harvard students from similar backgrounds. Fitzsimmons spoke at an event moderated by members of Concilio Latino—an umbrella group for students of Latino descent. Nationally, the Hispanic population...
...There Goes the Neighborhood” are “Beltway,” a mostly white neighborhood on the southwest side that has a growing second- and third-generation Latino population; “Dover,” a Polish neighborhood that now has a significant blue-collar Latino population; “Archer Park,” a longtime bastion of Latinos, home to many recent Mexican arrivals; and “Groveland,” a South Side neighborhood of middle class black residents and a seat of historic black culture. While Wilson and Taub rarely extrapolate...
...veterans are ready to step into their roles as team leaders and examples of hard work and dedication.Their collective work ethic has impressed Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith so much that the Ivy League’s winningest coach refers to them both as her “blue-collar workers.”“They would be in my top five in their work ethic of anyone I have ever coached,” Delaney-Smith says. “That’s how hard these young women work.” And the two players...