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This tale of two signs reveals an institution willing to act decisively and even boldly in pursuit of profit but only sluggishly if at all to meet its obligations as the holder of a public trust. This imbalance raises a question about governance at the highest level and suggests a need for local public representation on the Board of Overseers. John Pitkin
...holder of the key to such a vast market, STAR TV has been the object of an extended bidding war among giant international media companies. Last week a winner emerged: Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., which acquired nearly two-thirds of the fast-growing, money-losing satellite television service for $525 million. In making the buy, Murdoch beat out Britain's Pearson PLC as well as Americans Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting, which were also rumored to be interested in STAR...
During an uproarious party that Golightly throws, a man leans in to Varjak in overt chumminess. "Is she or isn't she?" he asks, confidentially, somewhat puzzling Varjak. As Golightly, eyebrows perfectly arched, cigarette holder pursed between her lips, flits among her guests like an exquisite hummingbird, there can be no doubt...
...After the first snowfall of the year, a group of sophomores in Holder Court-yard get naked and play in the snow, wearing shoes, bats, and gloves," says Lawton W. Bloom, a senior at Princeton...
...AGENDA FOR ASTRONAUTS ABOARD THE SPACE shuttle Endeavour includes launching a communications satellite, walking in space, chatting with students about weightlessness, ringing a tiny replica of the Liberty Bell to mark Clinton's Inauguration. Oh, and yes, they'll be trying out a new toothbrush holder (price: $200,000) and an improved space toilet that cost an astronomical $23 million...