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...deceased appeared to be a male Caucasian--that seemed clear from the long, narrow skull and prominent nose. He'd been dead for decades, at least, and probably longer. James Chatters, an anthropologist based in Kennewick, Washington, could tell that much from just a quick examination of the cranium and broken jawbone the coroner brought him last July. But Chatters wanted to know more. So he went to the banks of the Columbia River, where two college students had come across the skull, and managed to find most of the skeleton. The arm and leg bones suggested that the dead...
...women's teams during the 1995-6 academic year. While the statistic may seem disturbing, it is no cause for alarm. A careful review of the report dispels concerns about the possibility of rampant discrimination against female athletes at Harvard. Indeed some steps may be warranted to narrow the spending gap, but the report does not illustrate any pattern of unfairness. There is no indication that Harvard has provided female athletes with anything less than the equal opportunity for participation which they deserve and the law requires...
Still, there are areas where improvement is called for. The Athletic Department should work to narrow the gap between the average salary received by male coaches and their female counterparts, which now stands at about $9,000. Encouraging steps have already been taken towards addressing the wide gap in recruiting expenses--men's teams outspent women's teams by nearly four-to-one. The alumni "Friends" groups for men's and women's basketball, responsible in large part for paying recruiting costs of the respective teams, have merged. Alumni groups for other sports in which both men and women participate...
...next day, the moment of truth arrived. The drive from Greyfield to the small clapboard chapel takes 45 minutes along narrow, rutted roads. Its altar is a simple wooden stand, and its cross consists of two sticks held together by string. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' longtime butler, Efigenio Pinhiero, decorated the little church with Cumberland's wildflowers and vines. According to Bill Carroll of the National Park Service, he and about 10 others, including local deputies from the mainland and private security guards, formed a loose ring around the church to provide security. The guests began arriving in the early evening...
...matter which party wins the House, the arithmetic of a narrow majority seems certain to vest the balance of power in the center. The more important the legislation, the more it will require bipartisan support. Tempered by the public's wrathful reaction to their record in 1995, Gingrich's troops have lately been compromising to get bills passed and signed by the President. In August, that strategy produced laws reforming welfare, making health care portable from job to job and increasing the minimum wage. And just last week Republicans agreed to meet Clinton's demand that they restore...