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...council has attempted to tighten its collective waistline three times in the last three years, because the vote would require 75 percent of council support as a constitutional amendment, the strongly supported measures have failed. By taking the issue to the students, the council is hoping to trim the fat once and for all. What was disturbing about the debates on Monday night during which the idea of a council size referendum was introduced was the council members' lack of confidence in the student body. Even Presidential candidate Todd E. Plants '01 voiced fears about the student body's decision...
...what do investment bankers do, anyway? The long hours and fat paychecks are legendary. But the vast majority of seniors who wander into the recruitment fair each fall probably have no idea how they'll actually end up spending all those hours. Is this productive, meaningful work, as exciting and intriguing as the brochures claim? Or just old-fashioned drudgery at a hundred hours a week? Is the young analyst an empowered executive or simply a glorified wage slave...
Roche was once something of a legend, a man who brought famous faces and fat wallets to the secluded campus 90 miles southwest of Detroit. To conservatives he was a bulwark against moral squalor and political correctness. Even liberal critics marveled at his gift for persuading donors to support him in his stand against federal money. During his time as president, he raised more than $300 million. Today Hillsdale survives mostly off interest from a $172 million endowment. It was just $4 million before Roche became president...
...exercise enough, plain and simple! The portions are huge, and we won't settle for less. We want bagels and muffins the size of Rhode Island. We megasize and supersize our already calorie-laden fast-food meals. Why is it that other countries following a low-fat high-carbohydrate diet don't have the obesity problem we Americans do? Because others know how to eat and when to stop. COLLEEN THOMPSON, R.D. Wallingford, Conn...
...CHARACTER OF FASHION Chinese ideograms--popularly known by the Japanese word kanji--are now cool. Hip to this fashion fusion is the National Hockey League, which is releasing team hats on Nov. 26; Fat Buddha Designs also makes hats. The trend began with rappers with kanji tattoos. Now designers like Darryl Smith have brought the look to their clothes...