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Stewart Gibson '87-'88, who spent a year at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, also left for academic reasons. "I wanted to study something that was more limited in scope than it is possible to examine here," explains the History concentrator. "I felt the need to slow down a bit and take a look at things from the outside, and this gave me the chance to concentrate on one academic track," he adds...
...MacCaffrey, Higginson Professor of History. A recent British poll asked citizens whom they would most want to see become president of Great Britain if the country were to become a democracy. Prince Charles was one of the most popular choices, along with his father Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. "He's a very important political symbol," says Peter A. Hall, assistant professor of Government...
Royal-watchers agree that Charles and hisfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, are the most likelyto issue opinions on many subjects. Thisforthrightness is indicative of the new royalfamily, one which seeks to be less formal and morein touch with the British people...
Meanwhile, the mounting spirit of defiance was on display as the 13th Commonwealth Games opened in Edinburgh. Only 27 of the 58 teams originally enrolled showed up for the opening ceremonies, the rest having dropped out to press their demands for sanctions. Thatcher can expect no relief when she meets in London next week with the leaders of six other Commonwealth nations. The summiteers will also dine at Buckingham Palace, where all ears will be cocked to hear what the Queen has to say. Although she never airs her political opinions publicly, it is her royal prerogative, and indeed...
...Greater Tuna, the fictitious name of Texas' third smallest town, comes to Boston with an impressive record of big-time successes, including six sold out weeks at the Kennedy Center, a year and a half in New York, and most recently, its debut at the Edinburgh International Festival. All this after it was first discovered playing in a sleepy Austin theatre to 50-seat audiences back...