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Second, Loker appears to be racking up a pile of debt. All four of Loker's eateries are losing money, and a newsstand in the commons closed in the spring for financial reasons after only a few months of operation...

Author: By Amber L. Ramage, | Title: Decline And Fall Of Loker? | 10/29/1996 | See Source »

...case, the Crimson will have its hands full. Sure, the Tigers' regular season 18-game winning streak is over, but they can still pile up the goals. Sophomore Kirsty Hale won her second Ivy League Player of the Week award for her two goal, three assist performance in the demolition of Brown...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Stickwomen Pass Princeton in Polls | 10/16/1996 | See Source »

...remain profitable, however, lenders want cardholders to pile up big debts. Consumers who pay off their balances each month are known in the industry's distorted parlance as "deadbeats" because they avoid steep interest charges. GE, which offers its Reward cardholders cash rebates worth as much as 2% of their purchases, put the deadbeats on notice last month with its $25 prompt-payment fee. "If there is not a tremendous consumer backlash," says Susswein, "we will see more companies punish cardholders for paying in full...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STRINGS ATTACHED | 10/14/1996 | See Source »

Director Richard Eyre adds a couple of jarring physical outbursts (she angrily flings a load of silverware; a bit later he scatters a pile of books), but Hare hasn't pulled his weight. Glad to have you, Mr. Gambon; bring an Ayckbourn play the next time you're in town...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THEATER: LONDON CALLING. HANG UP | 10/7/1996 | See Source »

...unconscious attempt to elevate mood by giving the brain extra jolts of serotonin. "We reasoned," says Wurtman, "that people were using these foods as drugs." And because the best-tasting high-carbohydrate foods--ice cream, French fries, potato chips--are high in fat, the calories and pounds pile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NEW MIRACLE DRUG? | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

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