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...takes a considerable amount of creative panache to assemble an eye-catching outfit from the Square’s generic clothing stores. However, there’s one place on campus where everyone seems to have that certain je ne sais quoi. Romance Languages teaching fellows are so jaw-droppingly stylish that their students may find it hard to concentrate on their verb declensions. The department imports graduate students and their sense of style from all over the world. FM imported two of these style-savvy TFs to survey the budget holiday shopping scene in the Square. Generous as well...
Spanish TF Maritza Melendez Lopez, from Puerto Rico, adds a touch of the tropics to her outfits. French TF Mathilde Arnavon hails from Paris and London, bringing classic European style to Cambridge. Both agree that Harvard students could use a little help in the fashion department. Arnavon points out that Americans in general lack pizzazz. “In Paris, it’s a show,” she says. “If you’re on the metro and your outfit isn’t perfect, people will look at you funny...
...been grappling with for some time: Three years ago, the Defense Department told Congress the biggest threat to its cargo planes were shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles like the ones fired in Mombassa. Three months ago, on August 27, the Pentagon awarded a $23 million contract to outfit four Air Force C-17 cargo planes with sophisticated equipment to protect them from Stingers, SA-7s and other portable missiles favored by terrorists. "That's more than $5 million per plane," an Air Force officer said this week. "Once the first U.S. commercial airliner is shot down - and U.S. airlines...
...Just when he thought it was safe... J-Lo and Ben Affleck are rumored to be coming to a tailgate at this year’s Big Game. Campus playboy Brian M. Briginz ’03, who irritated J-Lo last month at Redline, is already choosing his outfit. “If she’s really still Jenny from the barrio, she’ll recognize game,” Briginz predicted...
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