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Back at Harvard, the frat girls remain dedicated. That is, at least until graduation, retirement or incarceration, when the SAE mom must recruit her successor. Her contract with the fraternity specifically stipulates that if she has a run-in with the law, she is not released from this responsibility. Says Garbarino, “If I’m in jail, I guess I’ll be using my one phone call...
...most important year in amateur baseball. Once a player enters college, he cannot be drafted until the conclusion of his junior season. And it is only that summer—when an athlete can threaten to return to college—that players have any leverage in post-draft contract negotations. Since minor leaguers receive a set salary—sometimes as low as $700 a month—the initial negotiation for a signing bonus is critical...
Rosenthal said that even if travelers do not contract SARS while abroad, they might be detained and prevented from returning due to fears about spreading the virus...
...Jiang Yue and Duan Jinchuan, two Beijing filmmakers who worked for China Central Television (CCTV) before starting their own production company, are examples of the breed. They pay their bills by making programs for state television under contract, while satisfying their artistic yearnings with self-financed projects. In February the BBC aired two of their films as part of a series entitled New China, New Year. Jiang and Duan's films will also show at this month's Hong Kong International Film Festival. While making The Secret of My Success, a hilariously honest account of a corrupt village election...
...band’s debut, More Parts Per Million—that Harris recorded on a four-track in his house. At the time, he and his longtime friends Barnett, Kathy Foster (bass) and Jordan Hudson (drums) didn’t realize it would land them a three-album contract with...