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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Rose's accusations of elitism simply don't hold water, which brings us to what appears to be her real problem: happiness. We are charged with being "tipsy" and "bawdy," and of participating in "excess" and in a "glorified lovefest;" most damningly, Ms. Rose even accuses us of "enjoy[ing our] fete." At least one person, Ms. Rose smirkingly tattles, actually vomited from too much champagne. Naturally, we share Ms. Rose's indignation at these sickening displays of pleasure. We share her moving, not-at-all-technocratic feeling that we "should concentrate on being more productive." We are very, very...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pudding Is Not Elitist, Decadent | 3/11/1995 | See Source »

Trader Nicholas Leeson's stock gamble cost Baring Brothers & Co. $1.46 billion, $460 million more than previously estimated, the insolvent bank said today, as the Dutch ING Group agreed to take over Baring for a token one pound, or $1.65. Leeson, now in a German prison, is fighting extradition to Singapore, where he stands accused of forging a Wall Street executive's name on a document used as collateral for a loan to Baring. Says TIME London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand: "A lot of people doubt that Leeson was this lone cowboy who just blew this bomb up inside, with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHEAP AT THE PRICE | 3/6/1995 | See Source »

...interest is rising in Canada and across Europe. Meanwhile, the Monterrey-based magnate Javier Garza-Calderon of Mexico's Grupo Domos bought up half the Cuban phone system in a $1.5 billion deal last year. June saw the arrival of Cuba's first foreign financial institution, the Dutch ING Bank. British companies are looking into oil exploration--even though France's giant Total has recently pulled out--and Unilever, the British-Dutch giant, produces toiletries and detergents for the domestic Cuban market. Italy's Benetton now boasts five retail stores on the island, and plans three more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OPEN FOR BUSINESS | 2/20/1995 | See Source »

Nathans said she did not know if police officers would teach the meetings because the FDO, Harvard University Police Department and the Freshman Caucus of the Undergraduate Council were still "discuss[ing] alternatives...

Author: By Victor Chen, | Title: FDO Will Introduce Security Programs to Prevent Crime | 2/8/1995 | See Source »

...Yearbook's Executive Board has roughly 10 people on it, accord-ing to Edwin...

Author: By Jonathan A. Lewin, | Title: Yearbook Execs Forced to Resign | 2/8/1995 | See Source »

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