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...This is a major change, not a minor thing," says Daniel Polsby, dean of George Mason University School of Law, in Arlington, Va. After teaching at Northwestern Law for 23 years, Polsby has asked his faculty to take a look at offering a similarly accelerated program and thinks other schools may follow suit. "The idea is generally a good one and there is going to be demand for it, but how much I don't know," he says...
...Hooters is part of a collective backlash against the progress that women have made,'' charges Kim Gandy, executive vice president of the National Organization for Women. To be sure, the p.c. forces are not conceding any ground yet, as Goldberg and Danson found out. So did comedian Jackie Mason, who raised a ruckus at a police banquet in New York City when he referred to members of Mayor Dinkins' administration by the Yiddish term shvartzer. Mason, who is preparing another one-man Broadway show this season, entitled (what else?) Politically Incorrect, got into a similar scrape four years...
...After Ledger's death, curiosity about his performance - not always driven by the best of impulses - only grew. "It added to a certain mystique about the film," says Steve Mason, box-office analyst at FantasyMoguls.com. While Warner Bros. was anxious about appearing to capitalize on interest in Ledger's death as The Dark Knight's release date approached, it resumed showcasing Ledger in trailers. "The performance is so good, had they not highlighted it, it would have been a mistake," says Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office analysis firm Media By Numbers. In the end, Fellman says, "[Ledger] certainly...
...daughter goes, from preschool to library story time to gymnastics class, she is bombarded with sweets, snacks and "juice" boxes containing nothing but empty calories. When society at large makes it so difficult to limit unhealthy foods, it's no wonder that we are facing an epidemic. Kimberly Muschong, MASON, MICH...
...father's death from the disease two years ago. "He wasted away to 80 lb. He couldn't walk, couldn't keep food down," she says. I met Mitchell, 37, and her husband Bob, 41, at Hagerman's clinic, where they had taken their two sons for evaluation. Mason, 6, has FXS, and Noah, 8, is a carrier, like his mom. Among Mitchell's worries is that she'll die the way her father did, though fewer than 10% of female carriers seem to develop the disease. "And I'm terrified that Noah will get it," she says...