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...Titanic as tanzanite (this is often repeated but apparently false). More serious were references to American jewelers temporarily suspending sales of tanzanite amid charges of links to al-Qaeda financing in 2001 (the U.S. State Department subsequently investigated and found no such connection). An American friend raved about a ring her mom bought on a Caribbean cruise. But most people I asked had never heard of tanzanite, and no jewelry stores in Paris, where I live, seem to sell it. In Johannesburg, though, it's said to be all the rage...
...team are hoping fashion will embrace tanzanite too, but in a lasting way. "When Ben Affleck gave Jennifer Lopez a pink-diamond ring, pink-diamond sales?and even pink-sapphire sales?shot up. It was phenomenal," notes Adrian Banks, managing director of TanzaniteOne Trading. "Then it was over. It was a fashion thing. Tanzanite is not a fashion stone; tanzanite is better than that...
...Jack Cutmore-Scott ’10 walks in with a bit of a swagger. Wearing a long tweed jacket, faded fringe jeans, a silver ring on his hand, he’s the very image of a London hipster, yet Cutmore-Scott is also unassuming and unpretentious, qualities that become all the more suprising given that he’s ambitiously written and directed this year’s first original play, “Fall,” in which he will also play its leading role. Conceived in the early months of last semester...
...enough to decide with whom they wish to live, be they male, female, or transgender. In fact, some students of different genders already live together completely harmoniously either in contravention of official policy or by opening fire doors between rooms. Moreover, concerns that have been raised about sexual assault ring hollow—colleges, such as the University of Pennsylvania, that have already moved to gender-neutral housing have not experienced increases in sexual assaults. According to current rules, gender-neutral suites must have locks on each bedroom door. While we believe this rule is unnecessary, the College should take...
WILLIAM A. RING San Diego...