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...last asylum seekers should make it out of Hong Kong just in the nick of time. Countries that jostled one another to provide safe havens after the brutal suppression of the Tiananmen demonstrations eventually lost interest in taking in little-known dissidents who might jeopardize their delicate relations with Beijing. Now at least eight countries have grudgingly accepted the last batch. France accepted the first dissident late last year, followed by the Netherlands, which accepted two more. Sweden, Denmark and Norway are in line to take a handful, with three more on their way to Canada. But they all--particularly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ESCAPING HONG KONG | 2/17/1997 | See Source »

...Fever Pitch, by Nick Hornby. Actually, this book should be read by anyone with a pulse, not just soccer fans. Hornby chronicles the relationship between sport and life through the lens of his own obsessive relationship with Arsenal Football Club; off-beat, thoughtful and often gutbustingly funny, it makes for an easy, quick read that might change the way you look at sport...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: Footballing Around the Globe, American Style | 2/13/1997 | See Source »

...staff of 360 also reviews several books, movies and albums--including a review by Lynn Floyd '97 of The Venetian's Wife, the latest book by author Nick Bantock of Griffin and Sabine fame and Isenberg's critique of "Women for Women 2," a complilation album to raise money for breast cancer research and awareness, which was adapted from an article in Fifteen Minutes...

Author: By Chana R. Schoenberger, | Title: On-Line Magazine for Students | 2/11/1997 | See Source »

...should you pay for food when you can get in free upstairs?" said Nick P. Grandy '00, referring to Annenberg Hall, where first-years...

Author: By Lori I. Diamond, | Title: Consultant to Survey Students About Loker | 2/8/1997 | See Source »

...Instead of just going to high school and then McDonalds, you'd go to high school, junior college and then McDonalds," said Nick W. Wickersham...

Author: By Adam S. Hickey, | Title: State of Union Address Gets Lukewarm Praise | 2/6/1997 | See Source »

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