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...important. "I'm from Rumson, N.J.," Jonathan, a dark-haired freshman, announces to two female companions while waiting to be filmed for the class of 1994 video -- another inhibition dissolver. "Do you know who lives there?" The women shake their heads. "Bruce Springsteen." He pauses to let the statement sink in. The girls' eyes widen approvingly. "And Cher," he adds. They move slightly closer. "Oh, yeah," he goes on, with the confident air of a man who knows he has made an impression. "In fact, I live right next door to Bruce." The come-on seems irresistible...
...Crimson is right to rail on Donnie for what appears to be an outrageous attack on Ben Dattner '92, but it should not sink to the New Kids' level...
...grew only 1.2% in the second quarter, the fifth straight quarter of growth below 2%. That is likely to spark a continuing increase in unemployment, which rose last month to 5.5%, the highest since August 1988. Corporate profits have declined 12% in the first half, and are likely to sink further, in part because higher interest rates are making it more difficult for many corporations to pay off their swollen debts. Consumers also are too heavily in debt to increase their spending much...
NATION: Fearing war and dreading an oil shock, financial markets sink...
...decision by Actors' Equity to forbid a white British star from portraying a Eurasian on Broadway may sink the musical Miss Saigon, but it revives old issues of fairness and competence. Daring casting has produced wildly mixed results...