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...what about the punks? The mohawks, the permed dyed tails, the crew cuts with a cross shaved down the back that you see at the Harvard Square T station? Hairstylists say they foresee the emergence of the oxymoronic "conservative punk as the fad fades Some of the key elements of punk-like 'how short it is-have been co-opted by the yuppie set, something Daniluik calls "corporate punk...
...Quincy House may soon be expanding its foosball fad into an intramural sport, says Eriberto P. Lozado '86. This is not surprising for a House which, according to Harrington, is the only House at Harvard to have its own foosball tutor...
...trendsetters of the world, narcissists constantly fine-tuning their images, are always susceptible so any intellectual defense for self-display. The irony of the androgynous ideal is that a contradicts that basic purpose of careful dressing: attracting the admirable sexual partners. The 1980's androgyny fad is merely a brief fashion span of the anxious and the outrageous, one that will go the way of leather miniskirts and spiked hair does...
Deng is obviously trying to ensure that his reforms will survive after he is gone. In recent months he has stressed to foreign visitors that his overtures to the West are a permanent feature of Chinese foreign policy, not a passing fad. But as the blitz of New Year's pronouncements indicated, Deng also feels that the attempt to bring reform to the cities needs a fresh personal push. That effort has brought him back into the limelight after two years of governing largely behind the scenes. The strategy may help attract public support and build a national consensus...
...things made me change my mind," said Vorenberg. "First, after two years of petitions it was clear that this was not a passing fad. Second, Mr. Sargeant flatly advised us that the Law Review could divest without any financial loss...