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Some students placed unorthodox bets on theoutcome of last night's game. Mark D. Nielsen '86,a first-year student at the Law School, wageredwith his New York room-mate: "Next week I have togive an oral argument in front of 140 people, andif the Mets win, I have to give it with a Mets capon." Another pair of roommates bet a black-tiedinner on the outcome of the game...
...issues more sharply and succinctly. The discussion will now end on a strong intellectual conservative note as well: as the junior member, Scalia speaks the last word. The new dynamics will be at work this week, when, on the first Monday of October, the Justices formally open the term. Oral arguments are scheduled Wednesday in one of the most difficult cases they face. Feminists are split over a 1978 California law allowing a pregnant worker to take up to four months of unpaid leave. The Justice Department has joined a Los Angeles bank in claiming that the statute runs afoul...
Such attacks from outside the evangelical community are encouraging some of Robertson's rivals inside the family to rally around. Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who had been openly critical of Robertson's political plans, reversed his position two weeks ago. At Constitution Hall, Oral Roberts was a late addition to the speakers' list. The next day Jerry Falwell, Bush's most prominent supporter among fundamentalist leaders, made the surprising announcement that he would curtail politicking in order to concentrate on his ministry. For his part, Robertson was sounding more parochial than ever. His speech was directed almost exclusively at the converted...
...concerns grew in March, when Tisch's brother Bob, in an interview with USA Today, declared that the eventual goal of Tisch's policy "is to control CBS." When pressed by CBS board members, Laurence reportedly did not disavow the remark. When pressed further to put into writing his oral commitment to Wyman that he would never buy more than 25% of CBS's stock, he also refused...
...there." Sarah Keller, Ph.D. '79, now teaching anthropology at Eastern Washington University, agrees that the Cambridge mystique remains as powerful as ever: "You say 'Harvard' and there's this pause," she says. However, she still shudders a bit at some of the memories: halfway through her grueling Ph.D. oral, her inquisitors abruptly invited her to join them for a tea break and informal chat. "I think they wanted to see if you could be graceful even when your life was passing before your eyes," she says...