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...please). Bushido was all the rage, Detroit was in the tank ? the Japanese were better at everything, and the American century was over. Take Gung Ho, a culture-clash Ron Howard heart-warmer starring a young Batman (Keaton) and an older Long Duk Dong (Gedde Watanabe). And Norm. And globally, a happy ending (hey, the Nikkei's in the toilet...
...five students worries that their stress or depression is "outside the norm." Unfortunately, not many college students or faculty are aware that the first signs of mental illness--such as depression or anxiety disorders--often begin between the ages of 18 and 25, nor are they alert to the symptoms. To make matters worse, many students are on their own for the first time, and unfamiliar with the support network that could recognize troubling signs and help them...
...high-school-reform manifesto published by the Carnegie Institute and the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the Rio Rancho school demands a tougher core curriculum, requiring four years each of math, science, social sciences and English, with 29 credits needed for graduation--seven more than the state norm. Before this year Rio Rancho's students attended other area high schools, says principal Katy Harvey, "and it was horrifying to look at transcripts full of credits like ceramics and basketball theory. They'd go to college, flunk out and find themselves without job skills." Rio Rancho tailors core subjects...
...between Seinfeld and ER, it is the odds-on favorite to become the fall's new hit sitcom. But can Alley really succeed where other Cheers alums have failed? Though Kelsey Grammer's Frasier is a ratings hit for NBC, Ted Danson (Sam), Rhea Perlman (Carla) and George Wendt (Norm) have all bombed in series over the past year. NBC Entertainment president Warren Littlefield signed up Veronica's Closet for only 13 episodes, but he notes that Alley's producers, Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman and David Crane, the creative team behind Friends, weren't just handed the precious post-Seinfeld...
...fifth year in a row, America's private and public schools have stuck it to Mom and Dad by hiking tuition nearly 5 percent ? that's triple the rate of inflation. The increase adds between $136 and $670 per year onto tuition costs ? making $3,000 the norm for public schools, while those who wish to be privately educated face a nose-bleedingly high $13,000 per year. Factor in room, board and expenses, and the total cost of college hits about $10,000 for public and $21,400 for private institutions...