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...Yard to argue for divestment, today’s reformers operate within the system, usually organizing change subtly through established bureaucratic channels and calm, rational discussion. Even small demonstrations of “active protest,” such as the Student Labor Action Movement’s trick-or-treating trip to Summers’ house, are construed as too extreme by many students...
Whether scrutinizing his eager arrival, his struggles with his waistline, or his arhythmic dancing with teenaged co-eds, FM relished covering our departing prez. Here, presented for your delectation, are some of FM’s favorite moments: November 8, 2001 An intrepid FM reporter attempted to go trick-or-treating at University President Lawrence H. Summers’ house. Dressed up as a lady-bug and accompanied by a slutty Margaret Thatcher and scantily-clad Chiquita banana, FM banged on Summers’ door and screeched “Trick-or-Treat! Smell my feet! Give me something good...
...here," says U.S. half-pipe coach Bud Keene of White, hand raised high above his head. "Rarefied air." A prodigy, White would outrun the adults on Southern California's Big Bear Mountain--going backward. His consecutive 1080s (three complete rotations in the air, the toughest trick in the sport) secured his win last week. Afterward, White playfully set his sights on U.S. figure skater Sasha Cohen ("I hope she dates gold medalists") and talked of a rendezvous with the Summer Olympics if skateboarding, the other action sport in which he stars, ever gets a bid. ("I think Sasha would...
...your exposure to large caps. But be careful: not all big stocks are bargains, no matter how far they may have fallen. GM, for example, could end up in bankruptcy. And be patient: stocks that are out of favor rarely turn on cue. But they do turn. The trick is being there when they do. [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] Large-Cap Funds Worth a Look Fund Returns 1 year Returns 2 year Tocqueville 16.94% 8.76% Neuberger Berman Partners 17.50% 6.87% Cambiar Opportunity 8.36% 6.67% Managers AMG First Quad 18.81% 5.23% Neuberger Berman Guardian...
HOWL HOWL GAFF GAFF Telling everyone you're a sucker for love without being extremely irritating is a tough trick, yet this emotional Stockholm band finds a way to pull it off. Singer Adam Olenius has a gift for melodies and an earnestness that recalls the Cure's Robert Smith, but he's also got enough self-respect to know when he's on the verge of bathos and is smart enough to avoid it, as on the soaring Very Loud: "I wanna build buildings high for you/ But the costs, my God, the costs I can't afford...