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...sociological terms in our language—“WASP,” say, or “Yuppie”—are of relatively recent coinage. We may not yet feel comfortable calling ourselves women—but we need not call ourselves girls by default. We might, for instance, begin refer to ourselves as “dolls”—a term both more precisely equivalent to “guys” and one that also suggests a certain ironical tough-broad panache. Dolls...
...have bailed Eurotunnel out at least three times before. The new board's margin of maneuver is perhaps even tighter than the old one's. "At best, creditors swap debt for capital, greatly diluting small holdings," Rémon says. "At worst, they refuse, wait until Eurotunnel is in default, and take full ownership." The fate of the tunnel below the Channel is secure; it will operate under bank ownership if Eurotunnel folds. That scenario, however, would leave last week's triumphant small shareholders high...
...obviously had aspirations to reach the final,” said Wilkins, who was playing Helal for the first time in her career. Overcoming scheduling confusion that almost caused her to default her first match of the day, Wilkins did not drop a game in her first two matches but was unable to get through to Helal, losing...
...past midnight on a regular basis, partygoers rarely just went to bed when parties ended too early—they searched for on-campus parties not yet shut down or sought out the nearest final club. Whatever their merits or problems, exclusive venues should never be the default destination for Harvard’s partygoers. Perhaps, with dorm parties allowed to last longer, such closed institutions will be less appealing to desperate would-be socialites in the undergraduate community...
...Bulldogs in the teams’ regular-season matchup, the Crimson lost again, but improved by an individual match as Williams and sophomore intercollegiate No. 25 Moira Weigel reprised their five-game victories with two more 3-2 wins and sophomore Alli son Fast won by default at No. 7 after her opponent, Lauren Doline, was forced to retire when she tripped over Fast and fell into the wall, injuring her knee...