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Students still searching for that perfect gut should head to the Carpenter Center today at 1 p.m. for round two of “American Film Criticism” with visiting lecturer Elvis Mitchell, who regaled students last year by drinking with Bill Murray during class and assigning no reading for the entire course...
...plan that needs a fix. Among them is the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), already rankled by a small supervised heroin-injection site in Vancouver and by Canada's plans to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. ONDCP policy analyst David Murray calls the prescription-heroin study a mistake. "There's a large moral-hazard question here about a government undertaking to become the official dispenser of addictive substances," Murray says. Even proponents of such schemes note the ethical land mines. "I don't think anyone is arguing that heroin maintenance is in itself...
...could introduce legislation restricting ads during children's TV programs. In March, the E.C. will begin working with the food industry, educators, health experts and consumer organizations to launch a voluntary scheme promoting healthy eating and exercise. "In and of itself I doubt it will be enough,'' concedes Jim Murray, director general of the European Consumer Association. Also, one man's junk food is another man's job - expect to hear a lot in coming months about the health benefits of chips and chocolate. - By Joe Kirwin Chemical Brothers European Commission antitrust police fined three chemical firms €217 million...
Although humor is only a subtle part of his recent film performances, Murray still enjoys making people laugh, and he treats any kind of public appearance--a spot on Letterman, throwing out the first pitch at a Cubs game, his frequent rounds at charity golf tournaments--as a chance to recreate the spontaneous charge of Second City. "The best thing I do all year is Pebble Beach," he says. "There's 18 greens and 18 tees. That's like 36 shows--and that's just the formal rooms...
...Murray has the power to turn any place into his stage. After a long day of talking about himself, he walks into one of New York's fancier restaurants just before closing, with no reservation, dressed in jeans, a flannel shirt and an aggressively unstylish vest. There are no tables immediately available, and so Murray launches into his version of singing for his supper. He makes fun of the hostess's Carolina accent ("Golly, you from around here?"), jokes about the restaurant's d??cor ("I feel a little overdressed") and shakes hands with everyone who comes...