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...pair of infantry-bound cadets swig beer and shake off their doubts. What, after all, could be tougher than West Point, where failure to have your books arranged by descending height on your desk can earn you hours of forced marching in the rain? "That's how they get us fired up for Iraq," says one. "After four years here, anything's better." Another suspects that for all the training, they still don't know what they are in for. "West Point is an academic institution, not a training ground," he says. "I think a lot of us are going...
...European Parliament voted to scrap a British exemption to E.U. rules that limit the workweek to 48 hours. Employers complained that such restrictions could undermine the British economy's strength. "Here we are with the most successful economy in Europe, we've got the most flexible labor market, people earn good money - and Brussels is trying to do away with it," griped Digby Jones, director general of the Confederation of British Industry. But the vote was widely welcomed in France , where the official workweek is just 35 hours. The U.K. government will try to block Parliament's move...
...event on Prefrosh Weekend also meant that many alternative rain venues were unavailable. While organizers’ stubborn optimism about the Afterparty’s success “rain or shine” was appreciated, if the UC is going to allocate more than many Americans earn in a year for three hours of live music and beer, in the future it needs to have workable contingency plans...
Holden also won the Harvard Cambridge Fellowship and intends to study at Cambridge University in England next fall. There he hopes to earn a master’s degree in philosophy through a program that synthesizes philosophy and literature, with which he will then pursue a career as a professor and poet. The only thing that might alter his path is his love of the circus, where he used to be a tightrope walker...
...women earn their cash almost as fast as they spend it. “The more you make, the more you spend,” says Sage, who is wearing a tight t-shirt with the word “Bebe” outlined in rhinestones. Bebe’s salesclerks send Sage postcards if she fails to shop a single weekend...