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...chiefly notable as the one endeavor outside of a wedding in which women are encouraged to wear veils. But it has changed the life of Nebraskan Faith Erdei, 51, a mother of 12 who works at a nuclear-power plant. Every week she drives the 50 miles to Lincoln to attend class because it's the one place she can feel feminine. Roni Flory, 27, of Carrolton, Texas, says learning to express herself through belly dancing has made her more effective at her sales job by giving her the confidence to talk to anyone...
Feeling feminine but not weak is a strong draw for Barbara Sorenson, 55, who teaches in Lincoln, Neb. She says belly dancing indulges her desire to wear jewelry, makeup and billowing fabrics, to be "female but also strong and feminist." Sorenson says the style she teaches, Tribal Fusion, is "a dance of attitude, strength, beauty and the celebration of a woman's spirit." (Despite the emphasis on femininity, some men do belly dancing but with sharper, less rolling moves...
...impact this might have on the future Supreme Court). But standing for something—learning about an issue and then putting yourself on the line for it—is even more important. Think of Jeffords, who became an independent, and my new idol, Republican Sen. Lincoln Chaffee of Rhode Island, who voted against both Bush’s tax cut and giving Bush his new war powers. Guys like these will get my vote any day, no matter what party label they come under...
Ford's passion, however, was not Central Asia but China. His interest was sparked by an uncle, Leonard Trigg, a kung fu expert who often traveled to Asia. Ford learned martial arts from Trigg and chose his high school--Lincoln--because it taught Chinese. Ford continued to study the language at Portland State University, where teachers regarded him as an ideal student. "We expected him to have a career in international relations," says Linda Walton, a professor of Chinese...
...Jeff Y. Shankar ’04 has been sleeping with Melissa Grafton ’04 for the last three months, but hasn’t told roommates Barry I. Lincoln ’04, Kevin A.S. Quinn ’04 or Enrique C. Vargas ’04. Barry I. Lincoln ’04 has been sleeping with Melissa Grafton ’04 for the last three months, but hasn’t told roommates Jeff Y. Shankar ’04, Kevin A.S. Quinn ’04 or Enrique C. Vargas...