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...would have a cable channel to suit his tastes. But the new cable programmers are pursuing a more old-fashioned strategy: aiming for a broad-based audience by replicating fare that already gluts the airwaves. Meanwhile dozens of other worthy cable aspirants -- channels devoted to history, health, fine arts, golf -- are struggling to be born. There may well be an audience for more knockoffs of Oprah, more sappy morning shows and more reruns of Dynasty. But viewers looking for the diverse array of niche programming that cable once promised are still looking. What has gone wrong...
Embarrassing the boss is another tactic. In April, 64 members of the Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union stormed the North Carolina golf course where the Greensboro Open, an event on the Professional Golfers' Association tour, was in progress. They were arrested, but their protest was splashed all over TV and local papers -- to the distress of their employer, K Mart, which spent $2 million to sponsor the event. "Our bargaining leverage improved dramatically," says Bruce Raynor, ACTWU executive vice president...
...Sadlowski was one of three students last year who approached the athletic department about starting a women's golf team...
...haven't done great or anything, but we have shown constant improvement throughout the season," said freshman Alexis Boyle, the team's top player and Harvard's first-ever women's golf recruit. "That's as much as can hope for at this point in time...
...WOMEN'S GOLF...