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McGrath Lewis did, however, confirm the College’s use of active recruitment of ethnic and minority groups. Minorities who have shown themselves to be very talented academically and in extracurriculars are targeted with direct mailings and alumni recruitment...

Author: By Megha M. Doshi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Minority Students Favored, Study Finds | 10/18/2001 | See Source »

...like the Bront?s. Their explosive fame could only happen in Japan, where the only job requirement for a tarento, or talent, is showing up in front of a TV camera. Undaunted by a lack of categorical expertise, the sisters, who are now reportedly 38 and 33 (they refuse to confirm their ages), are plotting to conquer the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Tokyo, with Love | 10/15/2001 | See Source »

...shirked marriage, preferring to live together, and spend half the year abroad in exotic locales like Monaco and Bermuda. They dress in Ungaro if they dress at all. Kyoko never goes out without her 24-carat diamond ring; Mika has her G-cup bras custom-made (they won't confirm or deny plastic surgery). "To Japanese, we are like anim? characters," Kyoko sighs over a five-course dinner in a private room at their favorite Tokyo restaurant. Mika nods. (By Mika's estimate, her older sibling does 90% of the talking.) "We look unreal," Kyoko adds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Tokyo, with Love | 10/15/2001 | See Source »

...talk Oprah. Calling themselves "lifestyle consultants," they dispense advice on inner beauty, relationships and self-esteem while lolling mostly nude in videos, books and magazines snapped up by female buyers. But the adulation of one nation is not enough; the Kanos, reportedly 38 and 33 (they refuse to confirm their ages), plan to conquer the world. Over a five-course dinner in a private room at their favorite Tokyo restaurant, they tell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Their Bodies, Themselves | 10/15/2001 | See Source »

Reports that the U.S. is considering expanding its operations against Al Qaida in places as far-flung as the Philippines and Malaysia underscore the global reach of Osama Bin Laden's networks. A simple glance at the travel itineraries of many key Bin Laden operatives is enough to confirm that their networks have been extremely active in the Muslim regions of the Pacific Rim. And the pattern of anti-American protests in the region following the air strikes on Afghanistan - as well as some longstanding and extremely brutal local Islamic insurgencies with ties to Bin Laden's networks - suggests that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Bin Laden Set Up Shop in Southeast Asia | 10/10/2001 | See Source »

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