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...crown, donned in Harvard regalia, came up with a curious explanation for Wash U.'s volleyball prowess: "It's the uniforms. They have better uniforms," she exclaimed. Whether or not they proved the difference in the contest, the Bears' outfits were clearly more sophisticated, complete with green spandex and color-coordinated headgear...A more practical explanation for the Bears' performance may have been fan support. Even though the team is from St. Louis, Wash. U. had twice as many fans as the Crimson. They even had a ball girl...Harvard's only lead of the night came in the third...
...little bit of cellulite on the dance floor. Take, for example, some patrons of the Golden Nugget, a night spot in Buffalo's flourishing country-and-western scene. "In a disco, if you're not a size 3, forget it," says Heidi Fisher, 28. "They're into spandex heaven. And your hair has to be out to here with hair spray. I only wear spandex in a dark gym. Here it's more relaxed and I can be myself. And if someone bumps into you they're more likely to say, 'Excuse me.' " Danny Beal, a 27-year-old dairy...
Sally: There's a serene college-age couple in the Pacific Ocean and a forlorn businessman striking poses in the Antarctic. The whole Eastern hemisphere is occupied by a clique of stationary women in black spandex and chiffon...
George Bush hasn't been seen rollerblading in Wayfarers and spandex biking shorts down the Pacific Coast Highway, but judging from the ardent way he has been wooing California for the past few months, it may be only a matter of time. After blowing off California during his first two years in the White House, Bush has lately turned to blowing it kisses. He has assured Californians how much he enjoys visiting them, telling a Los Angeles audience in September that his wife Barbara "likes, just plain likes coming out to California." And he vows to keep coming back...
...Everything she does has to be planned. When we go shopping, she always knows exactly what she's shopping for--pants in a neutral pattern...a low cut spandex top for going out," says Ellie Grossman '95, who has been a friend of Finkelstein's since first grade...