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Lesley girls laugh at the suggestion of on-campus parties. “You don’t go to a women’s college for parties,” states McGrath. For a night on the town, students usually opt to get out of town. Of the 550 undergraduates, most choose to either party with friends at colleges in Boston, or to spend their weekends at home. For the minority who do stay on campus, Saturday nights remain low-key. “It’s always quiet when you need quiet,” says Jackie...
Unlike a traditional, narrowly defined set of health benefits, this plan lets employees spend a portion of their allotted health dollars--usually around $1,000 to $2,000 a year--as they see fit. They can spend it on the deductible of a basic indemnity policy or opt for alternative medicine; if they don't use up their allocation before the end of one year, they can roll it over to the next. At best, Stevens guessed, perhaps an adventurous 10% to 15% of workers would take the leap; in the end, though, more than three-quarters signed...
...Germany, for instance, the number of single-parent households with a man at the head has risen by 63%, with female-led households rising by 31% over the same period. In France, the number of divorces has increased fourfold since 1965, while the number of adults deciding to opt out of marriage altogether has risen by 12% since the early 1980s. In Italy, the number of divorces has increased by 30% since 1990, and fertility rates have fallen to just 1.2 children per woman - down from 1.7 children per woman more than 20 years...
Most are trying variants on what the Dutch call gedogen--turning a blind eye. The authorities keep marijuana-possession statutes on the books to conform with a 1988 international convention that prohibits outright legalization and to avoid the political controversy of changing the law. But they opt for quite lenient enforcement. Last month police in Brixton started a six-month experiment: they will caution users on the spot and confiscate their dope rather than book them for prosecution. The cops expect to save at least five hours of police work per nonarrest, which they will devote to street crime...
...fixer" to complete this part of the formalities for them. 2) The airport serving the capital Freetown sits on the opposite bank of the wide mouth of a river from the city. There is no bridge so departing visitors can take either the ferry or the helicopter. If you opt for the former (which costs just a few dollars) leave at least six hours before your flight. If you decide on the helicopter ($20) turn up four hours ahead at the heli-pad next to the United Nations headquarters in the Mammy Yoko hotel. 3) Get your name and passport...