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...checked in for an outpatient test at a local hospital last week, the admissions lady asked for the usual name, rank, serial number, insurance and ailment. Then she inquired, "What is your religious preference?" I was tempted to say, "I think Buddhism is the coolest of all, but I happen to be Jewish...
Even after losing two of its stars to knee injuries, Stanford--champions of the Pac-10, winners of 15 straight, participants in last year's Final Four, fifth-ranked going into this year's tournament and dubbed by some as the "team of the '90s"--seemed a Goliath of the first rank. And yet, on Saturday the Crimson reminded us that on the basketball court, as, we like to think, in life, anything is possible.... In the second half, the Cardinal crept within striking distance as Harvard missed shots and committed costly turnovers. Stanford even managed to grab the lead...
...there is still Prop. 227, the anti-bilingual education initiative, which G.O.P. strategists fear could spoil all their hard work. At the state party's semiannual convention last September, Schroeder tried frantically to keep delegates from endorsing it but was overruled by the rank and file. Some dismiss the chairman's fears that the campaign against bilingual education will spawn a Prop. 187-style backlash. They point to polls showing that a majority of Latinos actually support the initiative. But Latino political analysts warn that one thing could still turn their community against the measure: a close association with...
Stewart wrote in a February Crimson op-ed that extended hours at the MAC "rank high" on her agenda. At a March meeting of the council, members passed a resolution calling for longer hours and improved weight equipment...
...about stocks and mutual funds. Want to check the long-term price performance of General Squid or compare it with Amalgamated Squid? Most sites include links to resources such as Big Charts www.bigcharts.com or StockTools www.stocktools.com that promptly plot the lines. Wall Street City (www.wall streetcity.com lets e-traders rank stocks by price-earnings ratios and popularity with big investors, among other criteria...