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...feeling life seep away, she has more than just a little bit of star quality. Just before Eva's death, she sings the film's one new tune, which sounds eerily like an act of faith: You Must Love Me. But love or hate Madonna-Eva, she is a magnet for all eyes. You must watch her. And to find the soul of the modern musical for once on the big screen, you must see Evita...
When Jimmy Quach '97 went home last month, he returned to his alma mater, San Francisco's Lowell High, a public magnet school known for its racial quota system...
...more specific source of the delicious insouciance that both Galliano and McQueen display may be the alma mater they share: London's Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. It is easily the hottest fashion school in the world, a magnet not only for would-be designers but also for established masters looking to pick up fresh talent for their ateliers. CSM is not the only prominent fashion academy; Britain is known for its tradition of craft and in general supports artisans. But other schools tend toward commercial and technical values, emphasizing the set of a sleeve or production expertise...
...House Military Procurement Subcommittee, where he lobbies for more defense dollars. He also has made illegal immigration a priority and is a strong opponent of the "NAFTA Train," a proposal to restore the San Diego and Arizona Railroad, which dips into Mexico and, according to Hunter, would be a magnet for illegal aliens and bandits...
...wonder it has become such a big deal in America's most populous state. If the initiative passes, it would make it illegal for any state institution to take race or gender into account in distributing its benefits. This would wipe out a host of programs in California, from magnet schools to science tutoring for girls to road-paving set-asides, and would significantly decrease the minority presence at the University of California's two flagship schools, Berkeley and ucla. Other states, or even Congress, may be inspired to copy the initiative. Its passage could influence future Supreme Court decisions...