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...have found a successor in Adam Yauch, 33, singer for the punk-rap group the Beastie Boys. Not only has Yauch guided his famously irreverent band into songs like Bodhisattva Oath; he is also primary architect of two Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits that became instant touchstones for a Gen X phenomenon quickly dubbed Tibet Chic. Like the new movies, the concerts' first concern was political but they too opened with that signature chanting, and Yauch, a convert, made sure spiritual seekers could find low-key "monastery tents" on the concert grounds...
...Gen-Ed 105, taught by the popular Agee Professor of Social Ethics Robert Coles, dropped from an enrollment of 477 in 1995 to an enrollment of 355 in 1996, meanwhile falling from second to sixth...
...real story about Gen X is that Xers are radically altering the workplace, the employer-employee bargain and the nature of work. We are showing all workers that everyone is, ultimately, a sole proprietor in today's world, and in doing so we are helping to change the rules of the game at work for all Americans forever. Industry leaders know this, and that's why they have put Generation X on the front burner of their corporate agendas. They know that Generation X is a lens through which to see the future of work...
...having a set of traits and a personality [SOCIETY, June 9]. We are talking about 45 million individuals with different experiences and genes. But, hey, don't let me rain on your media wonderland. No, I'll scratch my baby-boomer head and say, "Gosh, I thought those Gen X kids were lazy, ignorant losers, but I guess I was wrong. They're actually brilliant, ambitious, ironic folks who live at home till they're 30 and watch as much TV as they can!" I hope I'm not going to be redefined next issue. ROB GLASER Chicago
...Congo, the U.S. Embassy is desperately trying to negotiate a cease-fire so that some two dozen American citizens holed up in the embassy compound can reach the airport and flights out. The evacuation efforts are taking place amid continued intensive fighting between militiamen loyal to deposed military leader Gen. Denis Sassou-Nguesso and beleagured troops loyal to President Pascal Lissouba who are struggling for control of Brazzaville. Bracing itself for the worst, France, which has already lost one soldier in the clash, today deployed roughly 500 soldiers, equipped with armed vehicles, to Brazzaville in an effort to defend stranded...