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...eased somewhat, but the stigma has not gone away. Witness the meanspirited provision Congress passed last week requiring armed-services personnel with HIV to be discharged from the military, even if they are otherwise in perfect health. President Clinton is expected to sign the defense authorization bill despite this rider, but has made it clear he finds it offensive. As a Pentagon spokesman put it last week, "We've all seen recently, in watching Magic Johnson's decision to return to basketball, that people who have tested HIV-positive are fully capable of carrying on near normal lives...
Meanwhile, Princeton rallied over Rider (64-56), crushed Columbia (65-31) and edged Cornell...
...snowboard literature. Surfing the Himalayas, a vapid, new-age novella written by Frederick Lenz (a discredited guru once known as Rama), is surfing the best-seller lists. The book tells of how a snowboarder and a monk known as Master Fwap come to a mutual understanding after the rider knocks the monk down. In that regard, the book mirrors the new age on the slopes. "The war is over," says Bob Gillen, the marketing director for Stowe. "There is peace in our time...
Kantor aside, no one has championed Lindner's cause more enthusiastically than Bob Dole. In recent months Dole has twice pressed for congressional action against Colombia and Costa Rica and tried unsuccessfully to attach a rider to the stalled budget bill that would place sanctions on those countries unless they pulled out of the European pact. TIME has learned that Dole has persuaded several congressional leaders to include language expressing disapproval of Colombia's and Costa Rica's deal with the European Union in the report that accompanies any final budget agreement. Dole insists that standing up for Lindner...
...rider in particular shined during the season. Senior Sarah Benjes, a member of the team since sophomore year, was the reserve champion high point rider at the show hosted at Dartmouth College. Benjes tied for first place in overall points in both the jumping and flat competition, taking second place in a ride...