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Looking back, past attempts to ameliorate this problem have relied invariably upon relatively powerless members of our college community. Individuals seeking abolition of the clubs have failed. The same goes for those members who, interested in change, have met stiff resistance from conservative grad boards. Following these same well-trodden paths will likely lead to failure yet again...
...Chinese-style coolie hats that looked somewhat out of place among the signature fitted jackets and soft, fluid pants. One of the biggest changes came from Miuccia Prada, who suddenly abandoned the pretty, eccentric lady she introduced to fashion several seasons ago with a pared-down collection of stiff, narrow miniskirts, shrugged-on polo sweaters and penny loafers. The occasional exotic flair came from an aviary theme, with peacock feathers adorning skirts and appliqués of parrots and swans on shift dresses. And why not take flight? Business is up and designers are bullish. After all the drama over...
...billion chunk of France Telecom, reducing the government's stake to under 50% for the first time; on Sept. 2 it was finished. Last month he moved to waive inheritance taxes on sums below €100,000 per estate, suspended a 3% corporate tax, and withstood stiff protests from unions to lay the groundwork for the partial privatization of Electricité de France. He also deplores France's 35-hour workweek, and says it must be changed to allow those who want to work more to do so. And consider the blatant interventionist. Sarkozy brokered the €2 billion state...
...Stiff Ivy League competition returns this season in Princeton, where the Harvard women will take on the host Tigers and Yale...
...another. What?s wrong with this picture? From a distance some of the figures have the heft and stability of Mesopotamian statuary. But step closer, and they dissolve into a force field of bristling molecules. Step back again, and they also appear like paper cutouts, flat and stiff. Are they enjoying themselves or just impersonating themselves? It won?t do to ask the monumental couple on the right - he with the cigar, she with the monkey. Like just about everyone else in this painting, both have the immobile gaze of the Sphinx...