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Strained by the ongoing political conflict between former President Carlos Salinas and current President Ernesto Zedillo, as well as a largescale loss of investor backing, the ailing peso continues to fall. Yesterday, the peso was worth fifteen American cents...

Author: By H. NICOLE Lee, | Title: Mexican Students Say Peso's Fall Hits Home | 3/9/1995 | See Source »

...dryer, and it was nice and warm, so I put my head on top of it. Then the dryer stopped. As I opened it, warm air rushed out at me and lulled me right to sleep. I must have been asleep with my head in the dryer for about fifteen minutes when I woke up to see this guy staring at me probably thinking, 'What a freak...

Author: By Sharon C. Yang, | Title: Take the G-Train | 3/9/1995 | See Source »

...problem is, you don't even realize it. Maybe if you look at your student subscription rate, you'll get a clue. Most of all, I feel bad for the good people that work at the Crimson who have to be associated with the rest of you--those at Fifteen Minutes, in the Sports and Arts Departments, and reporters like Jeff Gell, Tom Horan and Andy Green...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson News Coverage Biased | 3/8/1995 | See Source »

...Fifteen hundred miles south, in the Sierra Negra, lies a poorer and more conservative Mexico. Here along the dry river beds suspicion of Uncle Sam remains pronounced. ``How did Mexico fall so quickly?'' asks Serafin Perez Nava, mayor of San JoseTetla (pop. 800). ``Under Salinas we thought we had prestige, but it washed away like a sand castle. Now they are mortgaging our country. What happens later if we can't pay our debts? Will the U.S. then ask for part of our territory?'' Carlos Garcia Moreno teaches 17 children in a one-room schoolhouse. His $70-a-week salary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: NORTHERN EXPOSURES | 3/6/1995 | See Source »

...party, a civilized affair in a garden courtyard, was well attended by graduating high school girls. Keanu's sister was among them, and He had been invited by her. About fifteen minutes after I arrived, Keanu strode into the courtyard, sporting an air of nonchalance, a Hollywood-chic black outfit, and a seemingly genuine enjoyment of His particular situation on this festive day. I caught sight of the stares from girls to their friends that screamed, "HE'S HERE OMIGOD HE'S GORGEOUS!" just as I saw Him for the first time, almost face to face. I nodded to acknowledge...

Author: By Patrick S. Chung, | Title: The Stars: Far Away, So Close | 3/2/1995 | See Source »

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