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Others said the revised policy would hinder their efforts to gain University approval. Junior Cecilia Fierro, a member of the Women’s Health Initiative, a controversial pro-choice group not sponsored by the university, said that the policy “sets us further behind in a goal for university recognition...
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...appreciated not only more than inflation but well beyond most other investments. The Dow Jones index rose a bare 7% in the past 20 years. Prices at sales like Keeneland's have skyrocketed by 2,600%. "From an investment point of view," says New York City Consultant Robert Fierro, "oil and gas are dead. Equipment leasing is dead. Real estate, especially in California, is dead. Thoroughbreds are right where oil was a few years ago." Explains Wayne E. Ries, a Baltimore syndicate manager: "You've got a very interesting situation with horses. Your asset is appreciating...
...Thoroughbred market of today, however, resembles the publishing industry: the blockbusters are fine, while the middling books are in trouble. The Wall Street Journal recently checked out 26 horse-investing partnerships formed in 1977-79. Twelve made a profit, nine lost and five broke even after taxes. Says Analyst Fierro: "The bottom of the market collapsed in November; the middle is experiencing some softening. If you don't like horses, don't come in." For those who love the smell of the liniment and the roar of the parimutuel, however, there is no investment that can match...
...Diabalos from Cal State-Los Angeles did not win the tournament, but they did manage to steal the show through most of the early rounds. This bizarre collection of ballplayers, ranging from the smiling Javier Fierro, an overweight shortstop with a magical glove, to the sensational Darrell Brown, an All-American centerfielder with the ego of Ali and a similar knack for poetry (this on his arm--"If you run, you're done."), delighted the crowds with his fresh approach to the game and its wacky brand of success...