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Steve Lofton is not your typical deadbeat foster dad. Under his care, he has voluntarily raised five infants that no one else would take in. He has provided shelter, food and a loving home. He even quit his job in order to attend full-time to his foster children’s medical needs, which ranged from developmental problems to testing positive for the HIV virus. However, as ideal a foster father Steve may be, according to Florida state laws, he is not the ideal adoptive father—simply because he?...

Author: By Anat Maytal, | Title: Legalize Gay Adoptions | 10/23/2002 | See Source »

...social injustice with such works as The Johnstown Flood (1989) and Nine from Little Rock (1964) and saluted America in D-Day Remembered (1994) and Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968). He made his first campaign ads for Adlai Stevenson in 1956. But by the mid-'80s, he had quit political campaigning, saying it was "sick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Oct. 21, 2002 | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

...varsity level have freely and enthusiastically chosen to practice here at a high intensity. Harvard’s financial aid speaks to this—student athletes are only given aid for financial need, not athletic ability, and Harvard athletes never lose their aid even if they quit the team. And for those who decide they do not want a varsity-level commitment, Harvard’s athletic program provides various options, like club sports, intramurals and junior varsity teams. In addition, Ivy League and NCAA rules already limit the amount of time teams can practice...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Athletes Deserve Better | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

...inquiry). But former CEO Reutlinger has testified, telling the commission in July: "My conscience is clear." He tried to justify the Airbus order by saying the planemaker offered a low price at a time when commercial aviation was booming, but wouldn't discuss details of the transaction."When I quit Sabena, I left a company in good shape," he contended. Above all, he pointed out that every key decision taken by the company during his tenure had been approved by the board of directors, the majority of whom were Belgian. So where was the board? Jan Huyghebaert, a director...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Days of Sabena | 10/20/2002 | See Source »

...entered the club with the intention of engaging J-Lo in a freak circle, she remained perched on Affleck’s lap the entire time. “It was total bullshit,” says Bringiz. “I’m like, Hey J-Lo, quit being such a snob and let’s get grindin’. But she wouldn’t.” Talk about a diva...

Author: By Gossip GUY Xii, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gossip Guy! | 10/17/2002 | See Source »

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